quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
maintaining the status quo
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
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
darkness of the night; black of night; dead 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 other
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; in a fright; alarmedly
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, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into); advance (to the next round of a competition)
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
(theatrical) fighting scene
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
back (side); back end; rear
catercorner; diagonally opposite
original proposer; originator; proponent; initiator
pending question; unresolved problem
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
knowledge; information; opinion; view
14th day of the month; 14 days
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
8th day of the month; eight days
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
away (game, goal, etc.); opponents' ground; unfamiliar surroundings; feeling out of place; enemy territory
matter for the future; something that is a long way off; something that is not going to happen anytime soon
adjustment; tweaking; improvement; modification; tinkering; minor alteration
to be main; to be principal; to be important