Überstürzen. To act impatiently; in haste, without thinking it through; to decide, act, react too quickly; a situation develops too quickly to react to; rapid developments.
Hastig. Hasty, due to impatience; lack of grounding, emotionally excited; in a hurried manner steps, breathing, movements, thoughts.
Holzweg. Literally wooden path. Middle High German holzwec, path in the forest where cut wood is transported; wrong path, path in the wrong direction; to misunderstand a situation, to think wrongly, to err in thinking.
Vertagen. To postpone; to push off to another day; to extend a decision, an event.
Vertuschen. To hide, cover up; to mask something unfortunate, embarrassing or incriminating.
Symptome. Latin symptoma, Greek sýmptōma, temporary characteristic, coincidental event; in medicine an indication of an illness; an observable trait or sign of something negative.
Nachhaltig. Sustained, sustainable, an effect which is lasting, of duration, of influence and importance; to make a sustained impression; to exert influence in a sustained way.
Etwas über das Knie brechen. Literally to break something over the knee. To do something out of haste, without reflection, to force something.
Gut Ding will Weile haben. Literally good things demand patience.
