They [förgäves] attacked the city three times in the next decade.

unsuccessfully vainly

Adult [hummrar] migrate from the deep waters in towards the shallower reefs.

lobsters

In those days, a charge of [hädelse] was a serious matter, indeed.

blasphemy

She was [innerst inne] relieved not to have to visit them.

inwardly

The sailor was [piskades] with ten lashes for his offence.

flogged whipped

The waves crashing over the rocks on the [vågbrytare] were a marvelous sight.

jetty pier breakwater

He had a pair of foam-rubber [tärningar] hanging from the rear-view mirror.

dice

Info: One "die", two "dice".

So far we only have suspicions, but no [avgörande] proof.

conclusive decisive

Rain or [duggregn] , fog or mist, it's still quite wet out.

drizzle mizzle

Info: "Mizzle" is a dialect word not recognized by many speakers.

The [Förintelsen] was more directed, but not larger in extent than the terror measures of Stalin's era.

Holocaust holocaust

Marching bands often wore [mocka-] shoes, called "white bucks".

suede suède

An old [ordspråk] says that "One in the hand is worth two in the bush," and it's true enough.

proverb saying adage saw chestnut

She has the talent, but does she have the [uthållighet] to become a concert pianist?

stamina endurance perseverance

By then, I knew that I had been [blåst] .

rooked cheated duped fooled swindled diddled conned

The ship's [deplacement] had been increased to 20,000 tons.

displacement

His actions that day were truly [skenheliga] .

hypocritical

There was an unusual [rad] of crimes in the Docklands that month.

spate series

He turned out dozens of skilful [förfalskningar] .

forgeries

Two common problems with the bowels are diarrhea and [förstoppning] .

constipation

I'm not such a fool as to let her [lura] me.

delude fool bamboozle