lateness

period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac) ②carving ③victory ④strictness

immediately

time ②favorable time

serious

a moment ②stubborn

engraving a seal ②engraving ③brand (i.e. a mark of disgrace)

immediately

carving

estimated time of death

moment by moment

time of the crime

moment by moment

a short while ago ②already

appointed time

time

time of death

timetable

evening

same time

to mince ②to carve ③to tick away (time) ④to etch (into one's mind)

to hew

to etch (name, etc.)

mincing ②rapping (a percussion instrument) ③interval

to engrave

mincing ②short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps) ③gradual

counting by the minute (of a schedule, etc.)

clock tick

scratch

to carve out

notch

to engrave

mincing steps

to engrave an inscription

increment

in steps of

to mark the passage of time

to carve out a history

top-notch

shredded tobacco