blank period; window period; interregnum
attendance; accompanying; following; adjoint
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
creeping lettuce (Ixeris stolonifera); southern crabgrass (Digitaria ciliaris)
main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis
time series; chronological order; chronology
counter for laps or circuits; perimeter; Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty
to use as an example; to take as an illustration; to draw a parallel
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
extension; elongation; (total) length; extension (e.g. of one's work); continuation; extension (of a line segment); extension (property of occupying space)
fixed interval; fixed period
name; designation; denomination; naming; giving a name
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
temporary name; provisional name
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
in the following manner; as follows
order; sequence; procedure
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
area; region; district; locality
in this manner; in this way; like this
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
to change (with time, the ages, the seasons, etc.); to shift
to commit a crime; to do evil
calamity; disaster; accident
root; source; origin; cause
being apt to; being liable to; being inclined to
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
moment by moment; hour by hour
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
(countless) stars in the night sky; stardust
south-southeast; south-south-east
last quarter moon; third quarter moon; waning half-moon
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
to get (very) cold; to get (much) colder; to feel very cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bone; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.); to decline