transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
personal affair; one's own affair
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color
trust; confidence; credence
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
long night (esp. of autumn)
measurement error; calculation error
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
calculation; estimation; computation
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
towering; astonishingly high
big frame; large figure; huge body
tolerance; broad-mindedness
evening; night; nighttime
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
maintaining the status quo
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
hard worker; hardworking person
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to be able to manage somehow or another
gusher; spout; outpouring; effusion; torrent
sleeplessness; insomnia; wakefulness
word game; wordplay; playing with words
known as ...; also known as ...; called ...; AKA
child prodigy; wonder child
the very best; excellent; superb
(with a) start; fright; alarm
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
to get (e.g. the gist of something); to understand; to turn out as one thought
now that you say that; now that you mention it
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging