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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 March 2025
To have a low opinion of s.o., think ill of s.o.
He fell on evil days, he met with evil fortune
Lost in thought
Premature
Formerly, previously
Previously – later on, at first – subsequently
To draw s.o. into a conversation, have a talk with s.o.
Battlefield
To wander aimlessly
To walk, or follow, in s.o.’s footsteps
He walked about the room
Distracted, absent-minded
To steal a glance at s.o., glance furtively at s.o.
To take a short nap
To whisper in s.o.’s ear
In force, effective, valid
Twenty to two (time)
A quarter to two (time)
His right hand, he is indispensable to him
Deceased person (lit. inhabitant of paradise)
His mouth watered for . . .
To implore, adjure s.o. that he . . .
To ask s.o.’s opinion, consult s.o.
To ask s.o. a question
To enquire of s.o. about s.o. else
To humiliate, degrade s.o.
Arms race
Regatta, boat race
Main reason
Compelling reason
Cause and effect
Sound reason
To praise, glorify God, by saying (‘praise the Lord!’)
To sing s.o.’s praise
The sublimity, or the august splendour, of God’s countenance
God is far above, God is beyond . . .
To fertilise the land
To probe the depth of s.th., get to the bottom of s.th., study s.th. thoroughly
Liberal, open-handed, generous
Premeditation, wilfulness (jur.)
He had been previously sentenced to . . .
One has to accept the accomplished fact, there is (was) nothing we can (could) do about it, it was already too late (lit. the sword anticipated censure)
We have previously (already) said that . . .
He had already done it
He had already met him before
It happened to me before, I experienced before that
Slip of the pen, lapsus calami
To surpass, beat s.o.
To burst out impulsively (with an utterance)
Accuracy, precision
To keep up appearances
To score s.th. (e.g. a hit)
To go on record for (doing or being s.th.)
To inscribe s.th. with golden letters
To record s.th., to capture
In the course of four centuries
All day long
To extend the applicability of s.th. to
It rained cats and dogs
Away with him! To hell with him!
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