matter of time; question of time
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
whole face; all over one's face
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule
(drinks) coaster; roller coaster; coaster brake (on a bicycle)
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
several hundred; hundreds (of)
division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing
mechanism; machinery; system; structure; organization
rights and interests (esp. those a country holds abroad)
tug of war; forward puller (of a rickshaw)
purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment
deleterious substance; toxic substance
ex post facto report; report after the event
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
main theater of war; principal battlefield; main market; principal area of competition
technical; technological; practical
to take up one's residence
without permission; without notice
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
about when; about what time; how soon
to finish reading; to read through; to figure out; to fully anticipate
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
eldest child; oldest child; first child; eldest son; oldest son
legal wife; her child; main family
heavy-hearted; depressed; dispirited; (feeling) down; feeling reluctant (to do)