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Paddy's words had a startling (verblüffend, überraschend) ef'fect on the children.

deviate from sth. ('diiwieit)

I will never deviate from what I believe to be right.

The bus had to deviate from its usual route because of a road closure. (ou) (Strassensperrung)

uneventful(ly)

Annie led a quiet uneventful life. (Leben führen)

The journey was uneventful.

The five years at that school passed fairly (ziemlich) uneventfully.

(make an) exception; except; exceptional(ly)

There are always exceptions to grammar rules.

I can't make an exception for you.

Everybody is coming to the party except my sister.

His exceptional work was rewarded

The purchaser will have to bear these costs only exceptionally.

claim back sth.

It is not possible to claim back these costs/the deposit...

mature, ripe 

She is very mature for her age.

Some varieties of cheese mature quickly.

The ripe pear was very sweet.

Here is a ripe fruit.

The time is not ripe.

make off

Somebody broke into the shop and made off with several TVs.

The woman devoted herself to her scientific studies.

He decided to devote the rest of his life to scientific investigation.

disaster

The company's new ad campaign was a disaster, they need to improve it.

dismay

She still recalls with dismay an unpleasant experience many years ago.

substitute for so.

Mr. Davis substitutes for our regular teacher.

hit upon sth. (e.g. solution)

She hit upon the idea of producing honey.

ad'roit

I am very adroit at negotiating with business partners.

She became adroit at dealing with difficult questions.

the previous day

regarding, in/with regard to ...

There are worries regarding the poor quality of water.

The manager explained his expectations in regard to the workflow. (Arbeitsablauf)

With regard to education, the country has made great progress.

equivalent (n+adj.)

(to give approximately equivalent results)

The two winners received equivalent rewards.

This word does not have an equivalent in English.

appall so. (ap'pool)

He had been appalled at first, but...

His bad table manners appalled her.

The sexism in the advertising campaign appalled me.

The old house has wonky walls.

The table is a bit wonky.

film of dust

Everything was covered with a film of gray dust. 

at large

Humankind (Menschheit) at large (insgesamt) is peaceful. (or: mankind)

They discussed the situation at large. (ausführlich)

The police are searching for the 'suspect (Verdächtiger) at large. (auf freiem Fuss)

look beyond sth. (to look beyond the horizon)

beyond

We need to look beyond the current crisis and understand that innovation and technological development, globalisation, sustainability, [...] 

This problem is beyond my area of expertise.

look towards the future

Today we should look towards the future, develop visionary thinking and look for solutions.

We can look towards the future confidently. 

wiggle; wriggle

The boy wiggled his toes.

She wriggled through the crowd to the front.

sealed

His reputation as a major children's writer was sealed with the publication of 'The cat in the hat'.

admission

He paid the admission at the entrance. (Eintritt)

My friends and I celebrated our admission to a top university. (Zulassung)

I had to pass a test for admission to the university. (Aufnahme)

After the admission of his guilt, the trial was over quickly. (Zugeständnis)

(which is) by no means (easy)

Climbing the mountain in bad weather was by no means easy.

It was by no means easy to make a decision.

It is by no means certain whether we will succeed.

bay

The beach is located in a wonderful bay.

The hotel is located on a sandy bay.

My heart sinks.

encirlce

Several small shrubs (mehrere kleine Sträucher) encircled the tree.