failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
to write to; to send word to; to hand over (official business)
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
practice; practising; exercises; manoeuvres; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
one large ...; a great ...
the staff; inside the department
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
to complain; to make a complaint
half and half; fifty-fifty
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
question; inquiry; enquiry
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization