inflict, overarching , jump

He has a good jump, too, on another overarching goal he’s set for himself: to produce a lasting and distinctive body of work.

Within the sprawling and overpopulated world of self-styled gurus dispensing advice on management and leadership, Mr. Collins is in rare company. His last two books — “Built to Last” and “Good to Great” — were breakout hits, selling about seven million copies combined.


ANALYSIS: Japan's self-inflicted wounds
Taipei Times - Taiwan
Never mind the US subprime loan crisis, the main cause of Japan's lackluster economic performance this year is entirely self-inflicted, according to ...




Secondly, the prohobition against eating/drinking on Yom Kippur is simply one element of the over-arching commandment to inflict oneself (i.e. to make oneself feel uncomfortable).




overarching
adj.

1. Forming an arch overhead or above: overarching branches.
2. Extending over or throughout: “I am not sure whether the missing ingredient . . . is surprise or an overarching radiance” (John Simon).

overarchingly o'ver·arch'ing·ly adv.

jump

1. Informal.
   1. An initial competitive advantage; a head start: got the jump on the other newspapers.
   2. Energy or quickness: “We got off to a slow start. We didn't have any jump, and when we did get things going, we were too far behind” (John LeClair).

inflict Hide phonetics
verb [T]
to force someone to experience something very unpleasant:
These new bullets are capable of inflicting massive injuries.
The suffering inflicted on these children was unimaginable.

infliction Hide phonetics
noun [U]


━━ vt. （苦痛などを）与える, （罰を）加える ((on)).
inflict oneself [inflict one's company] on …　（長居などして）人に迷惑を掛ける.
in・flic・tion　━━ n. （罰を）課すること; 罰, 苦痛; 重荷.

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