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Glimmer
"Glimmer of excitement."
(Of light) to shine without strenght or not continously: "A candle glimmered faintly in the darkened room."
Norsk: blinke, flakke, glimte, skimre, skinne svakt
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Instilled
"George instilled the belief."
To put a feeling, idea or principle into someone's mind, so that is has a strong influence on the way someone lives. "My parents instilled in me a love of reading."
Norsk: inngyte, innpode
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Circuitry
"The heat inside the well fried the circuitry."
A closed system esp. of wires through which electricity can flow. "Big electronic circuts can carry huge amounts of data."
Norsk: koblingsteknikk, kretskobling, kretssystem, kretsteknikk
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Reel
"The industry was reeling from oil prices that were less than $20 a barrel."
If you reel, or your mind or body reels, you feel very confused or shocked. "Our team is reeling from five straight losses."
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Trickle
"The water slowed to almost a trickle as it pumped into nearby tanks."
- (Of liquid) to flow slowly and without force.
- "The blood trickled from a cut on his forehead."
Norsk: Piple
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Traverse
"Traversing through the shale formation for up to two miles."
To move or to travel through an area. "Moving sidewalks traverse the airport."
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Percolate
"A quiet excitement was percolating in the office."
(Of a liquid) to move through a substance bu going through very small spaces within it. "Underground water had percolated through the soil to form puddles."
Norsk: Filtrere, sive
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Clunker
"Driving an old clunker."
An ugly piece of shit car that you should be embarressed to drive. (Urbandictionary.com)
Norsk: Vrak, skrap
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Tally
"Keep a running tally."
To record or count of a number of items.
"The final tally was 21 for and 16 against."
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Inquisitive
"He was a talented and inquisitive engineer."
(Of a person, or a person's behavior) eager to know a lot about people or things. "He has an inquisitive mind." "Out neighbors are too inquisitive."
Norsk: Nysgjerrig, vitebegjærig
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Markup
"The service companies charged a 1,000 percent markup on gels."
An increase in price, esp. the amount of which the cost of an item for sale is increased to provide a profit to the person selling it.
"The markup on books has to be atleast 30%."
Norsk (mark): gange
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Convey
"Convey sand all the way to the fractures".
To express feelings thoughts of information to other people. "He always conveyed a genuine interest in his students".
Norsk: Formidle, føre, meddele, underrette
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Brisket
"Beer and brisket."
The meat from the chest of the cow.
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Peer
"Animal heads peered down on diners".
To look carefully or with difficulty. "The judge peered over his glasses at the jury".
Norsk: Granske, stirre
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Symposium
"Gathered at regular symposia hosted by proffessional organizations".
A formal occasion when specialists in a particular meet to discuss a subject of interest to them. "A symposium on sth. Experts gathered for an international symposium on internet addiction."
Norsk: symposium
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Allusion
"It was a cheeky allusion".
A brief or indirect reference:"He made som allusion the the years they lived apart."
Norsk: Hentydning
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