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Fråga		Svar
schadenfreude börja lära sig		the satisfying feeling you get when something bad happens to someone else
loanword börja lära sig		a word from one language that is used in another language without being changed
comeuppance börja lära sig		a person's misfortune that is considered to be deserved punishment for something bad that they have done
justice börja lära sig		punishment someone receives that is fair for what they have done
hypocrites börja lära sig		people who claim to have certain moral beliefs but actually behave in a way that shows they are not sincere
commiserate börja lära sig		expressing sympathy to someone about their bad luck
streaming börja lära sig		describes the activity of listening or watching music, radio or videos directly from the internet as a continuous stream
commercial success börja lära sig		something that is popular and makes lots of money – like a new computer game or pop song
catchy börja lära sig		something that attracts attention and is easy to remember
playlist börja lära sig		list of songs that a radio station plans to play or list of songs you compile yourself on a streaming service
driving börja lära sig		(here) having a strong influence
register börja lära sig		record, count or measure something – like the download of a file
down in the dumps börja lära sig		(informal) feeling of unhappiness, sometimes with no hope
imperfection börja lära sig		fault or weakness
gild börja lära sig		cover something in a thin layer of gold
jolly börja lära sig		cheerful and happy
coping mechanism börja lära sig		something someone does to deal with a difficult situation
memories börja lära sig		things we remember from the past
kinaesthetic börja lära sig		learning by 'doing' and practicing something over and over again
contextual börja lära sig		seeing something in the situation where it usually exists
encoding börja lära sig		changing information into a form that can be stored and later recalled
intuitive sense börja lära sig		doing something based on feelings rather than facts or proof
Alzheimer’s (disease) börja lära sig		a disease affecting your brain that makes it difficult to remember things and gets worse as you get older
oppression börja lära sig		being forced to do something by someone more powerful
glamour börja lära sig		the quality of looking fashionable and attractive
transformative börja lära sig		great improvement or positive change
otherworldly börja lära sig		belonging to an imaginary world rather than the real world
act of subordination börja lära sig		making someone do something to give them less authority or power
to draw parallels börja lära sig		to highlight the similarities between two distinct things
flamboyant börja lära sig		someone or something brightly coloured and that attracts attention
work ethic börja lära sig		belief that working hard is morally right
motives börja lära sig		reasons for doing something
makes sense börja lära sig		is understandable and not a surprise
out of curiosity börja lära sig		for no real reason other than a casual interest
disillusioned börja lära sig		no longer satisfied with something but disappointed by it
jaded börja lära sig		a feeling of being tired and bored by something
callous börja lära sig		emotionally hard and uncaring
food allergies börja lära sig		medical problems that are caused by eating certain foods
robust studies börja lära sig		detailed, thorough and accurate research
prevalence börja lära sig		a noun referring to how often or how frequent something is
eczema börja lära sig		a medical condition of the skin
a significant increase börja lära sig		a large, noticeable rise in the number of something
to put something down to something börja lära sig		to say that one thing is the reason for another
enchanted börja lära sig		with a magical atmosphere
a feat börja lära sig		a difficult task, something that is hard to achieve
a panacea börja lära sig		a cure
potent börja lära sig		strong and powerful
to deploy börja lära sig		to use something for a particular purpose
e.g. the army were deployed to help protect the refugees börja lära sig		pressing
a pressing matter or issue is an important one that needs to be sorted urgently börja lära sig		e.g. finding a solution to climate change is a pressing matter
a chore börja lära sig		a boring, ordinary task you do regularly
admin börja lära sig		short for 'administration' – the activities and tasks you have to do to make a business, organisation or just your life, run smoothly
aka börja lära sig		also known as
utility company börja lära sig		a company that supplies something such as electricity, gas, or water to the public
procrastinate börja lära sig		delay doing things until later, probably because you don't want to do them
super-doers börja lära sig		an informal term to describe people who get satisfaction out of doing life admin and do lots of it
fad börja lära sig		something that is popular but only for a short time
mainstream börja lära sig		something that has become accepted by most people as normal
polarised börja lära sig		a situation that causes people to divide into two groups with opposing views
immoral börja lära sig		something that society thinks is wrong or not acceptable
peripheral börja lära sig		relates to things that are not as important as the main argument but are connected to it / situated on the edge
decent börja lära sig		good or good enough
extrovert börja lära sig		someone who has a very outgoing personality, confident and socially comfortable.
introvert börja lära sig		someone who is shy and not comfortable in social situations and doesn’t like being the centre of attention.
findings börja lära sig		the results and conclusions of research
unconstrained börja lära sig		without control or restriction
gaze börja lära sig		the way that someone looks at someone
figured out börja lära sig		understood something after studying it
to make ends meet börja lära sig		to have just enough money to pay for the things you need
sideline börja lära sig		an extra job you do alongside your main job
sacrificing börja lära sig		giving up or going without something
accustomed börja lära sig		familiar with
creative balance börja lära sig		a good mix of doing creative and uncreative tasks
grind börja lära sig		something tiring, difficult or boring which involves lots of effort
awkward (adjective), awkwardness (noun) börja lära sig		feeling uncomfortable, self-conscious or embarrassed in a social situation
implicit börja lära sig		not spoken or written down, but still understood
social rules börja lära sig		the way we behave in society in particular situations so that we can live together peacefully
to govern börja lära sig		to rule, to control
to illuminate börja lära sig		to make something easier to understand, to clarify
to breach (a rule) börja lära sig		to break (a rule)
floordrobe börja lära sig		collection of clothes untidily kept on the floor rather than in a wardrobe.
clutter börja lära sig		untidiness caused by having too many things – to declutter is the process of getting rid of things
to tackle (a problem) börja lära sig		to deal with a problem and try to fix it
sentimental börja lära sig		with an emotional and/or nostalgic connection
shift börja lära sig		change
make do and mend börja lära sig		an expression that means to use what you’ve got and fix something if it breaks rather than buying new things
a fan of something börja lära sig		somebody who is keen on something
endemic börja lära sig		very common or strongly established in a place or situation
a warren börja lära sig		an underground area where rabbits live, but also a building or a part of a town where there are lots of confusing passageways or streets where it is easy to get lost
a predator börja lära sig		an animal that hunts and kills another animal
paradoxical börja lära sig		something that has two opposing characteristics making it hard to understand
a trickster börja lära sig		someone who deceives people to get what they want
comfy (informal) börja lära sig		comfortable
casualisation börja lära sig		The process of becoming less formal and more relaxed, more casual
streetwear börja lära sig		a style of casual clothing especially worn by young people from urban settings
filter through börja lära sig		appear or happen gradually over time
wellness börja lära sig		the state of being healthy
knobbly börja lära sig		lumpy; having many raised areas on the surface
anxiety börja lära sig		a feeling of worry and fear
natural selection börja lära sig		a principle of evolution when random changes in an organism’s biology may lead it to being more successful in its environment
to shape börja lära sig		to have an important impact on the way something develops
to cope with börja lära sig		to manage a difficult situation
life-threatening börja lära sig		possibly causing death
to go off (talking about an alarm) börja lära sig		starts making its warning noise
eavesdrop börja lära sig		secretly listen to someone's conversation
bug börja lära sig		small electronic device used for secretly listening to conversations
intimate börja lära sig		private and personal
circumvent börja lära sig		cleverly bypass or go around
be resigned to börja lära sig		accept an unpleasant situation which cannot change
trade-off börja lära sig		compromise
paunch börja lära sig		fat stomach that mostly men have
skinny börja lära sig		very thin
willpower börja lära sig		controlling your own behaviour to achieve something
come to terms (with something) börja lära sig		start to accept the difficult or unpleasant situation you are in
judgemental börja lära sig		quick to criticise people based on your own beliefs
burst börja lära sig		sudden and short increase in something
insomnia börja lära sig		the condition of not being able to sleep
tossing and turning börja lära sig		moving around a lot in bed and trying to get to sleep without success
counter-intuitive börja lära sig		the opposite of what seems obvious or natural, but which may be correct
decades börja lära sig		(here) many years
diluted börja lära sig		made weaker
chronic börja lära sig		long-lasting (of a medical condition)

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