Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Times"

A: Something along the lines of "great events" or "amazing moments".

A: かける20
x20

例えば
5x2
5 times 2
5かける2

A: They sort of wrote it wrong. The proper way to say it would be:

“This is one of the times...” and in this case it means this is one of a few times they are not on the persons side. Normally they support these people but this time they do not. So this is one of the (few) times they do not support the persons actions

A: Bling is a term for flashy jewlery.
Chaff is the outer husk of wheat.
There is a term for sorting useful from waste, "separating the wheat from the chaff".
In this case the author is being clever, turning the old saying into new one.
He is trying to say the rich and being separated from the poor. Inequality.
This is very complex English, even some native speakers would find this term confusing.

A: Difficult - hazardous

The climb got a little hairy when his foot slipped while trying to reach a new handhold.

La scalata si fece difficile quando lui scivolò mentre cercava di raggiungere un nuovo appiglio

A: At times like these, the most important thing is that we foster a sense of community.

At times like these, some people would simply quit. I say we look our challenges in the face and do whatever it takes to solve them.

A: Both mean the same thing.

A: ‘Previously’, ‘In ancient times’, or ‘Before’ sound more natural to me. Example ‘In ancient times, most people were nomadic.’

A: In former times, there were more cars on the street.

A: More times than not, I take the shorter route.

Or

More often than not, I just leave it out.

A: “There were times when I felt sad.”
=> During some particular period of time in the past, I would sometimes feel sad.

“There are times when I feel sad.”
=> In general, I sometimes feel sad. I have sometimes felt sad in the past, and I expect to sometimes feel sad in the future.

A:
They're used in exactly the same way. Feel free to substitute one for the other for any of them.

A: Both technically correct. “How many times a day do you make calls?” Sounds a bit more natural I think but both are correct and everyone would know what you mean!

A:

Allow = させてあげる

Secure = 確保する

A: They mean the same thing, but I'd say "get through" is more common. Hope that helps!

A: If you don't know what to do you can always just recite the digits, like "zero zero zero five hours." I've heard 1000 hours pronounced as "ten hundred hours" or "one thousand hours."

A: Because just like in any other language, we have many different types of accents in the English language. Depending on where the person was born (or grew up), they pronounce words slightly differently from what you're used to.

A: yeah we use them. some are used more than others though

A: We in the Western world are going through.... the fall of the Roman Empire

A: yes

A: × A few times when I was there, I spotted a lot of rubbish on the road which is unhealthy for us and nature.
✓ A few times when I was there, I noticed a lot of rubbish on the road, which is unhealthy for both us and nature.

A: × Several times a year I have certain period of time having feeling urged to get my hair cut very short.
✓ Several times a year I go through a certain period of time when I feel the urge to get my hair cut very short.

× But this time I really wanted to change the mood so I asked the hair stylist to get it cut very short.
✓ But this time I really wanted to change the mood so I asked the hair stylist to cut it very short.

A: You can have 1 ‘fun time’ or many ‘fun times’.

Don’t think of this as two separate words - ‘fun’ and ‘time’ - but a composite phrase ‘fun time’. Treat it as though it were one word instead of comparing it to how you would use ‘time’

A: × This stain wouldn’t come off even after rubbing many times.
✓ This stain wouldn’t come off even after rubbing it many times.

A: × I feel times go by.
✓ I feel that as time goes by.

× I realized I got an older in the blink of an eye.
✓ I realized I have gotten older in a blink of an eye.