The Biblical term for an infertile woman was that she was [ofruktsam] .

barren

Slow down before we start to [sladda] !

skid

The [utvändiga] ornamentation had begun to crumble.

exterior

This table [vickar] , but it's sturdy enough.

wobbles

The flimsy island houses couldn't [stå emot] the storm.

withstand endure weather

The jet moved smoothly to the new cruising [-höjd] .

altitude

Not all skills have to have practical [nytta] .

usefulness

Info: ”A practical use” is also ok (with the indefinite article!).

Such a low bid for the apartment is completely [oacceptabel] !

unacceptable

His motto, like his [trosbekännelse] , was uncompromising.

creed

Could you please shred the [sallad] for our salad?

lettuce

These [avslöjanden] shocked the entire family.

revelations disclosures exposures

They added some [blekmedel] to the wash white.

bleach

The gift shop is [bredvid] to the beauty parlor.

adjacent next

Our [otillräcklighet] was obvious in the face of the forest fire.

inadequacy

This new [diskmedel] will not cause as many allergies.

detergent

Info: BrE also has compounds such as "washing-up liquid".

[Osannolikt] though it was, she offered to help.

Improbable Unlikely

The Pill was the first major oral [preventivmedel] .

contraceptive

East-West relations began to [töa] in the 1980s.

thaw

In order to [underlätta] distribution, all parcels have machine-written labels.

facilitate

We saw them struggling for survival on the [klippavsats] .

ledge

Older people always [tillskriver] laziness and energy to youth.

ascribe

The [uthållighet] of those early explorers was astonishing.

endurance

The [åtlöje] he had to face broke his heart.

ridicule scorn

The menu offers a large choice of [deserter] .

desserts puddings afters

Info: Both "pudding" (in this sense) and "afters" are unknown in the US.

By now the ship had a 30-degree [lutning] to starboard.

slant list slope tilt

Info: The technical term for ships in trouble is that they "list" (to port, etc.).

Brown hair colors include auburn and [kastanj] .

chestnut

They said they would [gladeligen] take part in the program.

gladly

As the [torka] got worse, even the rivers began to dry up.

drought

The police officer took the criminal into [förvar] .

custody

Their [förlegade] traditions were still alive on Kos.

archaic

The building project was finally nearing its [slutförande] .

completion

The official letter contained two [bilagor] .

enclosures

Info: An "appendix" is for a report.

Commercial [bevattnings-] systems used up more than half the water in the river.

irrigation

How many of the dragon eggs actually [kläcktes] ?

hatched

If the glass has any kind of small [brist] , it will be sold as a second, at reduced price.

flaw deficiency imperfection defect

Irresponsible crooks had brought the country's finances to the [rand] of ruin.

brink edge

The infant [dödlighet] rate dropped over the next few decades.

mortality

She [oavsiktligt] pulled the battery plug out of the wall socket.

accidentally unintentionally

We automatically [underrätta] all car owners of the recall.

notify inform

During the daytime, the chickens ran loose around the [mangårdsbyggnad] .

farmhouse