to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
uncertainty; indeterminacy; unreliability; unauthenticity
to be expensive; to be costly
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
alarm bell; fire bell; warning; wake-up call
abundant harvest; bumper crop
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
few decades; many decades; several decades
quick-witted; quick to understand
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
listening device; bug; wiretap
per person; per capita; per head
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
10,000,000,000; ten billion
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
full version; complete version; unabridged edition
range of use; range of application; range of applications; scope (of a document)
immediate (effect, result, etc.); instant; instantaneous; prompt
in deep black; in jet black
starting (machine, engine, car, etc.); activation
having little knowledge (of); being ill-informed
to wet oneself; to be miserly; to be stingy
planned; scheduled; systematic
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
autopsy; inquest; investigation of death
public safety; public welfare
radical party; extremists
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor