| Übung macht den Meister | practice makes perfect experience is the best teacher |
| Bundesaußenminister | Foreign Secretary |
| ungerechterweise | contrary to justice contrary to law unjustly unlawfully wrongly |
| lustig machen über | deride |
| Schachweltmeister | chess world champion |
| Buch der Richter | Judges |
| waagerechte Leiste | transom |
| zur rechten Zeit | in due time |
| unter dem Messer | under the knife |
| Quartiermeister | quartermaster |
| Bademeister | pool attendant swimming-master |
| Bäckermeister | master baker |
| Bürgermeister | mayor provost |
| ungeschehen machen | undo |
| Beobachtungsliste | watchlist |
| Gesicht der Marke | spokesmodel |
| was machen Sie? | what are you doing |
| ausgemachte Sache | foregone conclusion |
| Dachflächenfenster | garret window |
| Eins nach dem anderen | first things first |
| eins nach dem anderen | one by one |