 | English  | German |  |
 | to concoct sth. [devise] [a scheme or plan, a strategy, etc.] | 1764 etw.Akk. aushecken [ugs.] [(mit List) ersinnen] [einen Plan, eine Strategie etc.] |  |
Nouns |
 | practice [method, strategy] | 73 Vorgehensweise {f} |  |
 | tactic [an action or strategy carefully planned to achieve a specific end] | 34 Vorgehensweise {f} [Taktik, Strategie] |  |
 | spec. satisficing [decision-making strategy] | 11 Satisficing {n} [Begriff der Entscheidungstheorie] |  |
 | law pol. kettling [Br.] [police crowd-containment strategy] | Polizeikessel {m} |  |
2 Words |
 | double-barreled {adj} [Am.] [Aus.] [strategy, approach, etc.] | zweigleisig [fig.] |  |
 | fail-safe {adj} [method, plan, strategy] | todsicher [ugs.] |  |
 | to flip-flop [apruptly revers one's opinion, strategy, policy] | [seine Meinung / Strategie plötzlich umkehren] |  |
 | to persist with sth. [policy, strategy, etc.] | etw.Akk. weiterverfolgen [Politik, Strategie etc.] |  |
 | econ. pol. Africa strategy [strategy for Africa] | Afrika-Strategie {f} [auch: Afrikastrategie] |  |
 | admin. econ. educ. executive department [e.g. of strategy and controlling] | Stabsstelle {f} |  |
 | flip-flop [Am.] [coll.] [sudden and complete change of opinion, strategy etc.] | Kehrtwende {f} [fig.] [plötzliche Änderung der bisherigen Meinung, Strategie etc.] |  |
 | EU Lisbon Agenda [Lisbon Strategy] | Lissabon-Agenda {f} [Lissabon-Strategie] |  |
 | EU Lisbon Process [Lisbon Strategy] | Lissabon-Prozess {m} [Lissabon-Strategie] |  |
 | econ. jobs manpower strategy [workforce strategy] | Arbeitskräftestrategie {f} |  |
 | memory palace [strategy of memory enhancement] | Gedächtnispalast {m} [Mnemotechnik] |  |
 | mil. military strategy [war strategy] | Kriegsstrategie {f} |  |
 | overall policy [strategy] | Gesamtstrategie {f} [präzise geplante Vorgehensweise] |  |
 | pol. policy change [change in strategy] | Strategieänderung {f} |  |
 | reasoning schema [strategy for reasoning] | Argumentationsschema {n} [Argumentationsstrategie] |  |
 | strategy making [also: strategy-making] | Strategieentwicklung {f} |  |
3 Words |
 | to give sb. an out [Am.] [coll.] [exit strategy] | jdm. einen Ausweg geben / eröffnen |  |
 | to go ahead with sth. [plan, strategy, approach, etc.] | etw.Akk. durchziehen [ugs.] |  |
 | med. flattening the curve [public health strategy introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic] | Streckung {f} der Kurve [Epidemiologie] |  |
4 Words |
 | to (step) up one's game [coll.] [idiom] [improve one's strategy / performance] | eine Schippe drauflegen [ugs.] [Redewendung] |  |
 | to (step) up one's game [coll.] [idiom] [improve one's strategy / performance] | sichAkk. weiter verbessern |  |
5+ Words |
 | What are you up to? [What is your underlying strategy/intention?] | Worauf willst du hinaus / raus? |  |