Their claim was clearly just another [svepskäl] .

pretext excuse pretense

They had planted [ljung] in memory of her summers in Scotland.

heather

The ceremony took place on the 50thx ( [högtids)dag] of Pearl Harbor.

anniversary

The recipe called for cinnamon and [ingefära] .

ginger

The older generations [djupt beklagar] the sins of today's youth.

deplore

She would have to think of another [hake] !

snag catch problem obstacle

He tried to remember which [bud] it was he would be breaking.

commandment Commandment

Just run these numbers through your pocket [-räknare] , would you?

calculator

They feared that nuclear waste would [förorena] their land.

contaminate

Info: ”Pollute” seems more of a moral stand, although “pollution” is usually physical.

My American cousin produced what she called a [ficklampa] .

flashlight

Info: The BrE term is "torch".

She called to her children with [utsträckta] arms.

outstretched

And see if you can do anything about the gravy spot on the right [kavajslag] .

lapel

They hoped that the whole scandal would fade into [glömska] .

oblivion

For pregnant women, German [röda hund] is a real danger.

measles

As the climate warmed, [barrträd] began to give way to deciduous trees.

conifers

Their union was [med våld] merged with the larger, more powerful one.

forcibly

We never use more than one [matsked] of cream.

tablespoon

We can expect a heavy [dagg] tonight.

dew

The surgeons [slarvigt] left a sponge in the patient's abdomen.

carelessly

The [prästerskap] was one of the three Estates that governed France in the years before the Revolution.

clergy