project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
general classification; broad categorization
time axis; time basis; timeline
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
parallel universe; alternative reality; parallel world
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
switching over to; migration; transition
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
record (e.g. LP); record (e.g. in sports); record (data structure)
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
calculator (electronic); pocket calculator
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to join together; to combine; to join up
innumerable; countless; numberless
enumeration; citation; listing
difference; variation; difference
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
principle; theory; fundamental truth
accumulation; accumulate; store
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
turbidity; cloudiness (of a liquid); opacity; disorder; chaos
number of times; frequency; count
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
literally; to the letter; literal