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indicative (of something) 

to show, suggest or give an idea of it

to drop/ give a hint

to suggest indirectly that it is the case

in contention for something

Im Wettstreit um etwas

to be wrapped up in something

to concentrate very hard on something

to put your signature on/ to something

to sign it

when it comes to something/ doing something

when the situation is a matter of...

to be no match for someone

to be inferior to someone

for want of

because there is a lack of

in the absence of 

something does not exist or is not present

a shortage of

there is not enough

a need for something

it is lacking but necessary

to be blurred 

it is difficult to say what the difference is because they seem similar in some ways

to mist up/ over (typically a piece of glass)

it becomes covered in mist so that it is difficult or impossible to see through it

to blend with something (example: ingredients in a dish, sounds, colours)

to go together with it to form an effective or attractive mixture

cautious about

to be careful with regard to it

resistant to

to oppose it

mixture of

one thing and another is a combination of the two things

merger

two companies join together

a cross between two things

a mixture of the two things

a compound

a mixed chemical substance

to claim to be something

behaupten

to allege that 

beschuldigen, behaupten

to contend that

behaupten

to employ something in order to do something

to use it for that purpose

to engage with something

to focus on it

to exert influence on something

to use your influence to affect something

to exercise influence/ authority 

to use your influence or authority in order to do something

to reckon with something

to take it into consideration

to bear on something

to relate to or affect it

to be made for each other

to go together perfectly

to be given to something/ doing something

to do it habitually, especially when such a habit is considered strange

to be cut out for/ to do something

to be well suited to it because of skills, personality...

to lend yourself to something

to be suitable for a particular use or purpose

an end in itself

it is an aim on its own and not because of its connection with anything else

no/small/little wonder

it is not at all surprising that...

to reward someone for something/ doing something

to give them something good in return for something they have done

the +noun + of a lifetime

a unique or exceptional thing

to turn into/ become (a) reality 

to become real

to tire of something/ doing something

to stop being interested in or wanting to do it

to prompt someone to do something

to cause them to do it by giving them the idea that they should do it