shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
from the beginning; from scratch
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
such; like that; that sort of; very
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
to need; to call for; to require
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
target group; target persons
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
don't worry; there's no need to worry
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
action; operation; effect; function
disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
compressibility; compression ratio
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
chatter mark (machine tools)
that is to say; so that means
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient