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
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
mental; spiritual; emotional
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
in this manner; in this way; like this
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
private funds; own funds; private property
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
armor and helmet (armour)
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
material; substance; matter
to kill by hitting; to beat to death; to slaughter
length and width; length and breadth; four cardinal points; every direction; as one wishes; as one pleases
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail