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Daunting / Skräämmande When something is scary

Prospect / Utsikt The act of looking forward, anticipation.

Notorious / Ökänd Well known, known by many, typically for something negative

Besotted / Besatt Strongly infatuated with something or someone, usually by love

Legions / Grupp människor A group of people

Reinvention / återuppfinning the action or process when something is changed so much it appears to be entirely new

Cerebral A cerebrum of the brain, a cerebral hemorrage

Pinup a picture of a sexually attractive and usually famous person, especially someone wearing a few clothes

Embodied / Förkroppsliggade Be an expression of or give a visible form of an idea, quality, feeling etc

Backlash / motreaktion a strong negative reaction

Shorthand / Stenografi With symbols showing something that’s a lot longer

Shell-shocked / stridsutmattning Mentally confused, upset or exhausted as a result of a highly stressful situation, often refered to in war

Channeled / kanaliserad direct towards a specific object or end

Zeitgeist / Tidsanda The spririt or essence of a particular time

Enigmatic / gåtfull Difficult to understand, mysterious

Refurbishment / renovering The renovation of something, often a building

Heartland The central or most important part of an area

Poignant / gripande, stark Sharply affecting the feelings

Emphasizes to give special attention to

Chameleonic / Kameleon Changing attributes or color to fit in, like a chameleon

Bravura / Bravur The technical skill shown when performing an activity

Kiboshed Abruptly ending or rejecting something

Discourse / Samtala Written or spoken communication

Culminate To reach its highest altitude

Ameliorate / Förbättrning Make something bad or unsatisfactory better

Erotic / Erotisk arouse sexual desire or excitement

Buffing / rugga upp to rub an object made of metal, wood or leather in order to make it shine'

Zygoma a bone of the human skull commonly refers to as the cheekbone or malar bone.

Sleuth / Detektiv person who investigates crimes

Vertiginous / svinlande Dizzynes

Ferocious / våldsam very great or extreme. Cruel or violent

Furrowed / plöja, göra rynkor i a long narrow trench made in the ground by a plough. Any long deep groove, ex. A deep wrinkle on the forehead

Climatic / Klimat relating to general weather conditions

Conveys / Förmedelar to express a thought, feeling or idea so that it's understood by other people. Or transport or carry to a place

Nom an assumed or additional name that a person sometimes uses

Leonine "like a lion", Men with lots of hair on their head or a big beard

Propensity / benägenhet a natural tendency to behave in a certain way. Ex. “She inherited from her father a propensity to talk too much

Embroil / Dra in involve someone deeply in an argument, conflict, or difficult situation

Roiled To move quickly in a twisting circular movement

Donning / ta på sig put on (an item of clothing)

Earning / tjänar You gain it as a result of your actions

Prestigious / prestigefyllda Having a high reputation

Hawking up to raise by trying to clear the throat

Emissions / utsläpp the production and discharge of something, especially gas or radiation

Barrister / Advokat a type of lawyer in comman law jurisdictions

Ambivalent / ambivalet having mixed feelings ideas about someone or something

Peripatetic / Peripatetisk travling from place to place, usually work related

Cutting-edge / framkant new advances in technology or science. Newest features

Revelations / uppenbarelser a surprising and previously unknown fact that has been disclose to others. An act of revealing to view or making known

Drab / tråkigt lacking brightness or interest

Irreverence / vanvörnad lack of due respect or veneration

Demure / pryd being reserved, modest

Quirk / besynlighet a peculiar aspect of a person's character or behavior

Devoted / hängiven stong loyalty, affection

Disclosure / avslöjande the action of making new, or secret, information known

Sidestep / sidosteg avoid someone or something

Lurid / Spöklik bright colours, gruesome, horrid

Ramifications / förgreningar a complex or unwelcome consequence of an action or event

Indulges in / hänger sig åt to become involved in something especially something that is considered wrong

Panoply an extensive or impressive collection or variety of something

Bombast high-sounding language with little meaning, used to impress people. Ex. If your football coach is known for his bombast, he probably gives a pompous speech before each game about the greatness of the team and, of course, his coaching

Beguilement / förvirring to persuade, attract or interest someone, sometimes in order to deceive them

Decadence / förfall low moral standards and behaviour

Homoeroticism a sexual attraction between members of the same sex

Demystification / Avmystifiering making something easier to understand by explaining it clear and simple

Demonstrating / demostrera to prove or make clear by reasoning or evidence

Intelligence disclosure / underättelser avslöjande Displaying or revealing classified intelligence

Fundamentalist A person who believes in the strict, literal interpretation of scripture in a religion

Esteem / aktning respect and admiration

Articulate / artikulera having or showing the ability to speak fluently and coherently

Self-mythologizing the art of creating and embracing a personal narrative that elevates one's life story into something more profound and meaningful

Communication / komunikation a process by which information is exchanged between individuals

Typecasting to cast an actor as the same type of character again and again

Characterization / karakterisering the creation or construction of a fictional character

Eroding to slowly reduce or destroy something, or to be slowly reduced or destroyed

Credibility / trovärdighet the quality of being trusted and believed in

Retribution / vedergällning punishment inflicted on someone as vengeance for a wrong or criminal act

Malpractice / försummelse failure to act correctly or legally when doing your job

Whistle blowing is the activity of a person, often an employee, revealing information about activity within a private or public organization that is deemed illegal, immoral, illicit, unsafe or fraudulent

Potent / stark having great power, influence or effect

Beheadings / halshuggningar the action of cutting off a person's head, especially as a form of execution

Enigmatic / gåtfull difficult to interpret or understand, mysterious

Unscathed / oskadd without suffering any injury, damage or harm

Punny A joke

Physical exertion / fysisk ansträngnig the physical use of energy

Fleeting / flyktig lasting for a very short time

Evolving / utvecklas to develop gradually

Rom-com romantic comedy, a film or television programme about love that is intended to make you laugh

Approximates / ungefärligt come close or be similar to something

Inescapable / oundviklig, ofrånkomlig Unable to be avoided

Obstacle / hinder Something that prevents or hinders progress

Incognito / inkognito Conceal one's true identity

Resemblance / likhet the fact that two object or people look like each other or are similar in some other way

Persuasion / övertalning making you want to do or believe a particular thing

Reinvigorate / återuppliva give new energy or strength to

Intersection / skärningspunkt where two things meet or cross each other

Zeal / iver great energy to enthusiasm

Knotty / knepit extremely difficult or complex

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