Noun and Phrase

at someone’s disposal

available to be used by someone

set your sights on doing something

to decide to achieve something

beyond someone’s reach

the limit within someone can achieve

be of the opinion that

to think or believe that

be inclined to do something

likely or waiting to do something

miss the point

fail to understand the main idea

scratch the surface

deal with only a small part

portray someone in a bad light

make a person seem bad and negative

make the most of something

to take full advantage of something because it may not last long

a correlation between A and B

a connection between two things

a succession of

a series of something

be underway

have already started and be continuing

Gone were the days when

used to be true

it all comes down to something

the thing that influences a situation most

amid

in the middle of or surrounded by

beforehand

earlier (than a particular time)

be at a premium

something valuable because it’s limited

chop and change

to keep changing your ideas, opinions, activities, or jobs

admittedly

used when you are agreeing that something is true, especially unwilling

in the light of something

because of

A, if not downright B

very close to B

not least because

especially because

A as opposed to B

rather than; instead of

In the meantime

while something else is happening

in association with

in connection with someone or something

At times

sometimes

The bottome line is

the most important point or the final conclusion

In the case of something

when talking about

to date

up to the present time

Notwithstanding + N

despite the fact or thing mentioned

in respect(s)

to say that something is true in one way

a mountain of something

a large amount of something

magnitude

the great size or importance of something

in advance of something

more formal than “before”

spectator

a person who watches an activity, especially a sports event

cachet

a quality that marks someone or something as special

turbulence

a state of confusion without any order

prior / previous

before an event

constitute an area of

to form or make something

in the field of

used to indicate a specific area of expertise

on the road to something

likely to achieve something

be in need of help

need something must or should have

in return for something

as an exchange for something

shed light on something

to make something easier to understand

a cocktail of factors

a mixture of different things, often an exciting one

originality

the quality of being special, not the same as anything or anyone else

in the drive for

in pursuit of something

in an unnoticed fashion

in a particular manner

way back in + YEAR

a long time ago

predictor of

an event that enables you to say what will happen in the future

indicator

something that shows what a situation is like

get off the ground

a plan or activity starts or succeeds

an array of interconnected issues

a large group of things or people

dichotomy between theory and practice

a difference between two completely opposite ideas or things

multiple facets of success

one part of a subject, situation, etc. that has many parts

as of + YEAR

starting from a particular time

take something at face value

believe in without looking deeper

someone / something in question

is being discussed

spare no effort

to use a lot of effort, expense, etc. to do something

a great deal of something

a large amount

by no means

not at all, not in any way

a flood of something

a large amount or number of something

thereafter

continuing from a particular point in time, especially after something else has stopped happening

in my book

in my opinion

dawning

the beginning of a period of time

a high volume of something

a large quantity