to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
scribbling; doodling; graffiti
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
frequency (of occurrence)
emoji; pictorial symbol; pictograph; ASCII art
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
to accept; to receive; to agree
order; sequence; procedure
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
to become inverted; to become reversed
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
decipherment; interpretation; making out; identification
four characters; four letters
to attempt; to test; to try out
to be helpful; to be useful
short sentence; short piece of writing (e.g. passage, article, composition)
head; lead; vanguard; first
omission of a character; omitted character; blank type; insertion of blank spaces before and after the names of dignitaries (as a sign of respect)
so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture