[Skadeersättning] for a lost eye is set at £10,000, according to the government schedule.

Compensation

Any patient suspected of having a SARS infection must be placed in [karantän] at once.

Hint: Find a synonym for “quarantine”!

isolation quarantine

Even school chemicals can be dangerous, and [därför] we have installed special ventilation hoods in the labs.

Hint: Find a synonym for “therefore”!

hence thus therefore so

Flat screens actually [alstrar] considerably more heat than CRT screens.

generate release produce

For a while, [blåställ] were in fashion at our university.

Hint: Note that the word is in the plural.

overalls dungarees

Her views were clearly in the [minoritet] , but that didn’t disturb her one bit.

minority

If you think education is expensive, try [okunnighet] !

ignorance

In full [tillit] upon help and comfort from their God, the Pilgrims set off for the unknown world of America.

reliance

In his mind’s eye, the general could already see the two armies [förena sig] behind the enemy’s main force.

Hint: An -ing form is needed!

linking linking up joining joining up meeting meeting up

In its first two [faser] , the moon is said to ‘wax’ or grow, after which it ‘wanes’ or shrinks back to invisibility.

phases

It appears to be a manmade chemical [förening] not soluble in either fat or water.

compound

Make sure that your luggage is [märkt] with both your name and your destination.

Hint: ”Marked” would mean that you wrote it on the suitcase!

labeled labelled

Meg’s business achievements were without [motstycke] in her family, who had always been farmers.

parallel

Nearly the entire room was [upptaget] by the large, squat machine.

occupied

One key [synpunkt] is whether the party faithful will accept such a change.

aspect point

She found that [göra PR för] certain new stocks could be far more profitable than merely selling bonds.

Hint: Note that an -ing form is required!

promoting

The apartment wasn’t large, but it was [tillräcklig] for her needs at present.

adequate sufficient

The oxygen leakage appears to be assuming alarming [omfång] and threatens the space shuttle’s ability to carry out its mission.

Hint: A word in the plural is needed.

proportions dimensions

The senior salesmen all get a decent [provision] on major sales.

percentage commission

Info: ’Commission’ is the more formal word.

To gain access to the Rare Books Collection, you’ll have to speak to the [Första] Librarian.

Principal Head Senior

We will simply have to [sträva efter] our goals by other means, that’s all.

pursue seek strive for

We’ll need a lawyer to handle the [juridiska] technicalities.

legal

Wendy [försökte] to hide her disappointment in Peter.

Hint: Find a synonym for “tried”.

sought tried attempted

When it hit New Orleans, Katrina was no longer a [klass-] 5 hurricane, and even so it caused immense flooding.

category Category class Class

Info: Storms are normally classified as “Category x” storms.

You do realize that before you can assume a [minister-] post there will have to be security checks.

ministerial