flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
company; corporation; workplace
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
natural calamity; disaster
diastrophism; movement and deformation of the earth's crust; upheaval (e.g. in politics); seismic shift; earthshaking changes
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)
cannibalism (in animals); feeding on each other; mutually harmful competition; internecine struggle; dog-eat-dog competition
substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute
all things must pass; all worldly things are impermanent
the heavens; the skies; celestial sphere; heavenly realm; deva realm
whole day and night; 24 hours
direct descent; direct line
natural; reasonable; understandable
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
available; usable (e.g. bandwidth)
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
suggestion; hint; implication
substrate; (computer) circuit board
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
optical fiber; optical fibre
to draw (the winning ticket); to apply; to compare; to put (oneself in someone's position)
record (e.g. LP); record (e.g. in sports); record (data structure)
to carry out one's mission
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
far away in the distance; in the far distance
samsara; cycle of death and rebirth; being reborn; reincarnation
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
automatic; intransitive verb
manufacturing equipment; production machine; maker