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to reach or achieve what one desired or tried for

lyckas, nå framgång

to do something successfully, particularly something difficult

hantera, lyckas

to talk with excessive pride about one's achievements, abilities, etc. in order to draw the attention of others

skryta, pråla

to make an attempt to achieve or do something

to stop trying when faced with failures or difficulties

ge upp, resignera

feeling satisfied with someone or one's possessions, achievements, etc.

stolt, nöjd

someone who reaches a high level of success, particularly in their occupation

prestationer, framgångsrik person

something that has been successfully done, particularly through hard work

prestation, uppnåelse

controlling a situation by actively taking steps to manage it, rather than being passive or reactive

proaktiv, aktiv

determined to do things in one's own way and often resistant to the opinions or suggestions of others

enveten, bestämd

having strong opinions and not willing to change them

bestämd, obudbar

influencing or controlling others in an unfair or deceptive way, often to achieve one's own goals

manipulativ, manipulator

always putting one's interests first and not caring about the needs or rights of others

självisk, egocentrisk

focusing on one particular goal or purpose, and determined to achieve it

ensidig, fokuserad

behaving honestly and without hiding one's feelings and thoughts

öppen, ärlig

calm and not easily worried or upset

lugn, avspänd

quick and clever with their words, often expressing humor or cleverness in a sharp and amusing way

vitsig, skarp

enjoying other people's company and social interactions

utåtriktad, sällskaplig

preferring solitude over socializing

introvert, introverta

behaving in an angry way and having a tendency to be violent

aggressiv, aggressiv

having a lot of value

viktig, betydande

absolutely necessary and of great importance

vital, avgörande

above average in size or extent

stor, jättestor

very large in size

överväldigande, gigantisk

emotionally feeling good

lycklig, glad

extremely excited and happy

extatisk, euforisk

feeling unhappy, worried, or disappointed, often because something unpleasant happened

upprörd, besviken

experiencing great shock or sadness

ödelagd, krossad

needing or wanting something to eat

hungrig, hungriga

desperately needing or wanting food

svultande, döende av hunger

needing to sleep or rest because of not having any more energy

trött, utmattad

feeling extremely tired physically or mentally, often due to a lack of sleep

utsliten, trött

to a great extent or degree

väldigt, mycket

used to put emphasis on a statement

verkligen, faktiskt

to a very great amount or degree

extremt, väldigt

used to put an emphasis on a statement

absolut, helt

to the greatest amount or extent possible

fullständigt, totalt

to reach the same level or status as someone or something else, especially after falling behind

komma ikapp, hämta

to escape punishment for one's wrong actions

komma undan, slippa straff

to move or progress at the same rate as someone or something else

hålla jämna steg, hålla takten

to submit a formal application or request for something

lämna in, ansöka

to create something, usually an idea, a solution, or a plan, through one's own efforts or thinking

komma på, utveckla

to reduce the amount, size, or number of something

minska, skära ner

to have a great deal of respect, admiration, or esteem for someone

respektera, beundra

to wait with satisfaction for something to happen

se fram emot, förvänta sig med glädje

to tolerate something or someone unpleasant, often without complaining

stå ut med, tolerera

to do something in order to replace something lost or fix something damaged

kompensera, återställa