writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to make sense; to be meaningful
law-like nature; regularity
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
24 hours; twenty-four hours
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
the whole day; all the day
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
in this case, it does not apply; this case is an exception
suggestion; hint; implication
convenient; expedient; makeshift
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
based on; on the basis of
measured value; actual measurement
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
verification of accounts; checking figures; arithmetic check
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
to add (e.g. a postscript)
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
to need; to demand; to take; to require
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
another; different; separate; discrete