eng glosor

hold office have an important job or position

secure hereachieve, succeed in getting something

presidency the job, or period, of being president

prose written or spoken language in its ordinary form

penchant formalliking, preference; tendency

knack informalskill, ability

inaugural first, opening

prime very high quality

humbled made to feel less important

bestow formal give

bear uthärda, tolerera

ancestor förfader

Transition övergångsperiod

rising tides of increases in

amidst literary-in the middle of

raging rasande

high office hög befattning, toppjobb

forebears formal ancestors

founding documents here historical papers relating to the creation of the US

in the midst of formal in the middle of

far reaching having a great effect

shed get rid of

shutter AmEclose (a business)

adversary enemy, opponent

subject to dependent on, informed by

sap göra svag weaken

nagging persistent and worrying

decline fall, weakening

span of time period of time

discord formal disagreement

proclaim say something publicly

petty unimportant

grievance complaint

recriminations criticizing someone who has criticized you

dogma belief, principle

strangle choke, here stop something developing

Scripture the Bible

reaffirm state something again

enduring lasting

precious värdefull

pursue try to achieve

To make a living as jobba som

To practice medicine jobba som läkare

To hold the position of att jobba som hålla possision

Maternity paternity leave mamma/pappaledig

To go parttime börja jobba deltid

To lay off staff att avskeda/entlediga personal

To get the sack Få sparken

To carve a niche for yourself att skapa sin egen nisch

To be open to offers att vara öppen för erbjudanden.

To move up the ladder att karriärsklättra

To hand in one’s resignation att säga upp sig

settle for accept

faint hearted not brave

leisure free time

doer doeran active person who achieves things

rugged literarydifficult

worldly possessions everything you own

toil literarywork hard

sweatshop factory with bad working conditions

time and again often, repeatedly

faction minority group

prosperous rich and successful

inventive creative

goods objects to be sold

undiminished not reduced

stand pat on sthAmEremain unchanged

remake make again, in a different way

foundation here basis, structure

electric grid network for distributing electricity

restore bring back, re-establish

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