With his bright red hair, Ron was really [iögonfallande] .

conspicuous obvious

Do you want one [limpa] of bread, or two?

loaf

A few logs were crackling merrily in the [öppen spis] .

fireplace fire hearth

Some of the children are deaf and others are [stumma] .

dumb mute mutes

Info: The adjective "mute" gives rise to the (plural) noun "mutes".

[Korn] will grow further north than wheat.

Barley Barleycorn

Info: In BrE "corn" can mean "(all kinds of) grain", but "barley" is a more specific term.

Not surprisingly, the king's views were [avgörande] .

decisive crucial conclusive

Take the [hiss] to the 0th floor.

elevator lift

Info: For AmE, use "elevator", for BrE, use "lift".

Our dog always tried to put his [tassar] up on our shoulders and lick our faces.

paws

The [bläck] was hardly dry when the law was used to arrest the first demonstrators.

ink

Malcolm was her favorite [brorsson] .

nephew

( [Svett)pärlor] of sweat broke out on the mayor's increasingly nervous face.

Beads Drops

Info: Note that the "of" is required!

He failed to [uttrycka tydligt] his party's position on this issue.

articulate

He gave [uttryckliga] orders that the village be destroyed.

Hint: Note: the "be" form is correct! It"s in the subjunctive.

explicit direct clear

The band still had some [trogna] supporters.

loyal faithful

A secretary always [redigerade] out the swear words.

edited

My husband will have to [vittna] about the accident.

testify

Inside the cathedral, the tourists all spoke in [dämpade] voices.

hushed

Mick was actually a pretty [försiktig] poker player.

cautious

Info: "Careful" is close, but not right, since it implies paying attention, not strategy.

The [aktieägarna] will have every reason to be pleased.

shareholders stockholders

When it comes to [hjältemodiga] deeds, Superman wins hands down.

heroic