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)
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass
mincing; cutting; rapping (a percussion instrument); beating; shredded tobacco; interval
counting by the minute (of a schedule, etc.)
shredded tobacco; pipe tobacco
(at a) snail's pace; inch by (painful) inch
in steps of; in units of; calculated by
notch; nick; marks on a ruler
to engrave an inscription
to engrave in one's heart; (lit.) to inscribe on one's bones
to not be getting with the times; to be unaware that things are changing
to not be getting with the times; to be unaware that things are changing