Noun and Phrase

at someone’s disposal

available to be used by someone

set your sights on doing something

to decide to achieve something

in the worst light

tell a story that makes a person look bad

make the most of something

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

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

to be not common and therefore valuable

chop and change

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

in earnest

something has already started, but is now being done in a serious way

admittedly

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

in the light of

because of

if not downright

to emphasize that something is or may be even worse than it seems at first

not least because

for this important reason, although there are also other ones

as opposed to

rather than; instead of

to date

up to the present time

in respect(s)

to say that something is true in one way

cluster

a group of similar things

a mountain of

a large amount of something

magnitude

the great size or importance of something

in advance of

before someone or something

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 the effort to achieve 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