at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
prior investment; upfront investment
nothing but; none other than
target (e.g. of a marketing campaign); subject (of a survey, investigation, etc.); intended audience; eligible person; person entitled (to); recipient
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; agglutination
all sorts of things; (anything and) everything; by all means; at any cost
to quicken one's pace (steps)
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
to let someone hold; to make someone grasp; to bribe; to slip money to; to pass off; to foist on
detour; circumvention; turning movement
innocent; cherubic; childlike
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
circuit; cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle); cycle; loop
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
orphanage; children's home
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
exaggerated; overblown; overdone
to start something; to have started something, but not yet finished it
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
landing place (for aircraft); common ground; compromise; agreement
to bury the hatchet; to make up; to be reconciled; to be reunited (e.g. couple); to be reinstated
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to protrude
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
apt to think; tend to think
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving
emergency stop; emergency shutdown; scram (nuclear reactor)
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
cockpit voice recorder; CVR; voice recorder; dictation machine; dictaphone
press corps; group of reporters
to be main; to be principal; to be important