Exercise 02

She hid her [osäkerhet] quite successfully.

insecurity uncertainty

One of the [strålkastare] had gone out.

headlights

He [tillskrev] their loss to lack of training.

ascribed

Washington refused to reconsider its [subventioner] to farm districts until after the election.

subsidies

My tight new shoes are giving me [blåsor] !

blisters

The problem was an imbalance in his thyroid [körtel] .

gland

The reasons they gave for stopping the plan are only [svepskäl] .

pretense pretenses excuses

Her medal was for [förträfflighet] in a difficult area of diplomacy.

excellence

They found lots of mushrooms, but none of them were [ätliga] .

edible

No politician likes to get caught committing [äktenskapsbrott] .

adultery

That car salesman was one [hal] customer!

slippery

She spoke to him in a state of great [upphetsning] and worry.

agitation

The wine was always aged in barrels of American [ek] .

oak

A bite from that snake would [förlama] an elephant.

paralyze paralyse

The 30s saw loads of hoboes and [luffare] riding the rails.

tramps

The [bevattnings-] system was old, but it still worked.

irrigation

The treaty contained several [tvetydigheter] .

ambiguities

Only [rå-] strength could move the rusted bolt.

brute raw pure sheer

Her apparent [anspråkslöshet] was actually a clever cover-up.

modesty

Down by the harbor, the smell of fresh [tjära] was everywhere.

tar