| to engage oneself with (ex. a problem, a project, a matter), to deal with (but not necessary solve) | sich befassen |
| the reminder | die Mahnung, (die Erinnerungsstütze) |
| to tie together | zusammenbinden |
| to shift | verlagern |
| to add (ex. water), to fill in, to fill up | zuschütten |
| to confirm (by documents) | verbriefen |
| to relocate, to pawn, to transfer | verlegen |
| the need (ex. a factory's need for supplies), the requirement, the demand | der Bedarf, das Bedürfnis |
| previous | vorangegangen, früher, vorherig, vorhergehend, bisherig |
| to some extent | ansatzweise |
| to schedule (a meeting), to set (a deadline, a date, a price, a value) | ansetzen |
| the piece of evidence, the receipt, the voucher, the proof | der Beweis, der Beleg |
| the haze, the mist, the vapor, the fumes | der Dunst |
| to convene | einberufen |
| to stop (the tide), to lift (weights), to oppose, to press (against) | stemmen |
| the dawn | die Morgendämmerung, das Morgengrauen |
| the memory | das Gedächtnis (allgemein), die Erinnerung (spezifisch) |
| to push forward, to venture (ex. into unknown waters) | vorstoßen |
| the contempt (in a court or elsewhere) | die Verachtung |
| the precaution | die Vorsichtsmaßnahme, die Vorkehrung, die Vorsorge |
| to ridicule | lächerlich machen, verhöhnen, bespötteln |
| the bogeyman | das Feindbild |
| compelling, imperative | zwingend |
| to treat (someone by paying for the bill), to keep clear, to keep free | freihalten |
| merely, simply | lediglich |
| to influence, to act on, to affect, to sway, to bias | beeinflussen, einwirken |
| to knock something out (i.e. to finish sth quickly) | etwas raushauen |
| the embers (from a fire...singular in German) | die Glut (pl. auf Englisch) |
| unfailingly | stets |
| to entail (3 word phrase in German) | (etw) nach sich ziehen, beinhalten |
| the thesis (ex. argument, hypothesis, NOT for a PhD) | die These |
| refreshing | erfrischend |
| the appointment (to an office) | die Ernennung |
| preliminary, tentative, temporary | vorläufig |
| meaningful | aussagekräftig, sinnvoll |
| to bustle | umtreiben, herumhetzen |
| the post (made out of wood), the pole | der Pfahl |
| to tweak | optimieren, justieren |
| devastating | verheerend, verwüstend, vernichtend |
| to get out (sth out of sth, ex. funds out of a budget), to bring out | herausholen |
| up | hinauf, nach oben |
| down | hinab, nach unten |
| the building block (to a success) | der Baustein |
| the investor | der Kapitalanleger, der Anleger |
| reckless | rücksichtslos, leichtsinnig |
| to crack | zerbrechen, knacken |
| to badger, to pester | piesacken (ugs) |
| the abomination | die Abscheulichkeit, der Gräuel |
| the demolition (of a building) | der Abriss |
| the canopied beach chair (on the Baltic Sea) | der Strandkorb |
| the hypocrisy | die Scheinheiligkeit, die Heuchelei |
| to knot | knoten, knüpfen |
| the draw (i.e. tied game) | das Unentschieden, der Gleichstand |
| rough (ex. rough seas) | rau |
| to creep, to slink | schleichen, kriechen |
| to wrestle away (sth) | abringen |
| the bruise | der Bluterguss |
| frail | gebrechlich, zerbrechlich |
| to allude to, to indicate, to suggest, to portend | hinweisen |
