J.Java May 2022

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• bantam any type of small variety of fowl, usually chicken or duck
• banty a short or small often agressive person
• rad extremely exciting or good¨
• crafter someone who makes decorative objects with their hands
• ornery bad tempered or difficult to deal with
• an ornery old military man en grinig gammal militär
• discombobulated confused
• truism a statement that is obviously true and says nothing new or interesting
• full-bore full speed or maximum capacity
• allocation the process of sharing out something, tilldelning
• hone in on a target to find and go directly towards a target
• hone your skills carefully develop your skills over a long period of time
• the daily scrum a short daily meeting to plan the day's agenda
• fray a noisy quarrel or brawl
• viable capable of working propely, feasible
• deleterious effect harmful effect, causing damage
• inexorability in a way that is impossible to stop or prevent, obönhörlig
• proliferation rapid increase in the number or amount of something
• mugshot a photograph taken by the police
• extradite to hand over a person accused or convicted of a crime to the jurisdiction of the foreign state where the crime was committed
• spectre ghost
• the spectre of an economically damaging trade war with the UK something widely feared as a possible unpleasant or dangerous occurence (like trade war with the UK)
• raise the spectre to cause concern that something unfortunate might happen
• waiving all checks decide that you will not ask for something for example a check or payment
• unilaterally affects only one person or side
• dag a lock of whool matted with dung hanging from the hind of a sheep
• outlier a person or thing different from all other members of a group/situated away or detached from
• mell to meddle, blend, mix, concern oneself
• a tectonic plate had shifted ett enormt skifte hade skett (jordplatta)
• proxy the authority to represent someone else, esp in voting
• placation strategy soothing or appeasing strategy
• placate the act of soothing or appeasing, making less angry
• smear campaign a campaign to damage the reputation of someone by false accusations, slander
• kibble dogfood, ground meal in the shape of pellets
• ramson ramslök
• profligacy reckless extravagance or wastefulness in the use of resources
• sprawling spreading out over a large area in an indistinct or irregular way
• devious sneaky, dishonest, having many twists and turns
• a busman's holiday a holiday or vacation involving the same things you do at work
• MO modus operandi, the way of operating
• bum face an unattractive, despicable or hated person
• hogging the limelight take all the attention in a selfish way
• succinct briefly and clearly expressed
• belatedly later than should have been the case
• vindicate clear someone of blame or suspicion, show or prove to be right
• insouciently showing a casual lack of concern
• pernicious having a harmful effect
• farrago a confused mixture, ett hopkok
• a solid precedent an earlier event or action that is regarded as an example or guide to be considered in subsequent similar circumstances, prejudikat
• white goods large domestic appliances such as refrigerator or washing machine
• batty mad, insane
• spin doctor a spokesperson employed to give a favorable interpretation of events to the media, especially on behalf of a political party
• bluebottle spyfluga
• in flagrante delicto red-handed, på bar gärning
• my ears burning someone has a feeling that the other person is talking about him or her
• contrite feeling or expressing remorse at the recognition that one has done wrong, ångerfull
• prurient having or encouraging an interest in sexual matters, especially the sexual activity of others
• affably friendly, easy to talk to, good-natured
• under duress under threat, violence, constraints
• far be it for me a disclaimer, when you are criticizing and want to seem less hostile
• dungarees hängselbyxor
• rictus a fixed grimace or grin (tänk Jokern i Batman)
• earwig secretly listen to a conversation + tvestjärt
• fad an intense and widely shared enthusiasm for something, esp short-lived
• bilious extremely unpleasant or distasteful
• marred by impaired the quality or appearance of, spoiled by
• ousted from power drive out or expel from a position or place of power

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