Although she was [välvillig] at heart, her upbringing had been strict and harsh.

benevolent

My allergies caused me to [nysa] and cough uncontrollably.

sneeze

Their approach was never [tvekande] , in fact often arrogant.

hesitant hesitating cautious

The old [korg-] chair in the back parlor comes from my mother's house.

wicker cane

The satellite [våglängd] was not disturbed by cloud cover or even electrical storms.

wavelength wave-length

The scalded [mandel] and raisins went into the mulled wine.

almonds

This analysis gives us a unique [utkiks-] point from which to act on in the market.

vantage starting

They operated on him to remove a stomach [sår] .

ulcer

The company had been going [utför] ever since the old owner had suffered a stroke.

downhill

Their cocksure attitude [irriterade] him.

nettled irritated annoyed

It was supposed to be two days' [färd] on foot to the holy mountain.

trek hike walk journey

The [ritningarna] for the office building specified how all the wiring was to be installed.

blueprints

The silversmith's [försjunkenhet] in his task was so great that he didn't hear the visitor enter.

absorption

Near the end, even her regular [mamma-] clothes no longer fit.

maternity

Your driving license [går ut] in a week, ma'am!

expires

The [lönnarna] in our front yard turn yellow, orange and deep red every fall.

maples

Her [matsmältning] had been giving her trouble for several months now.

digestion

As they went into exile, they gazed [ömt] on their old home.

tenderly

Info: "Fondly" does not work as well as "tenderly". "Fondly" is for something you still have access to, while "tenderly" can include things you are losing, such as your native country when going into exile.

Each [hinder] knocked down carries a penalty of four points.

hurdle

Info: ''Obstacle' is not the right word for horse showjumping, but does make sense otherwise.

He was later convicted of tax [-smitning] .

evasion fraud