to take an indirect route
einen Umweg nehmen (einen Umweg nehmen)
"We had to take a detour because of road construction."
"Wir mussten einen Umweg nehmen wegen der Straßenbauarbeiten." (Wir mussten einen Umweg nehmen wegen der Straßenbauarbeiten.)
To try every possible way to achieve something.
to see a small sign of improvement in a bad situation
used to express how one understands or interprets something
The older you get, the wiser you become, due to experience.
a piece of evidence that clearly proves guilt
to tremble with fear or nervousness