blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
loop; band; loop (in a program); looping (of a video, slideshow, etc.); repeating (e.g. of a conversation); time loop (in fiction); temporal loop
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take as a lesson
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
military operation; military tactics; military strategy
partner country; other country (in a dispute, arrangement, etc.); opponent (country)
changeable; unsettled; inconstant; fickle (e.g. weather)
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
unenlightened; uneducated; ignorant
to collect the best; to put together the cream of the crop
out of office; out of power; in opposition; unaffiliated (e.g. researcher, scientist); in private practice
(courteous) invitation; call
confidentially; privately; off the record
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
to stay (at); to stop (at)
to set up shop; to open a store
coming and going; going back and forth (between); commuting (to work, school, etc.); attending regularly; passbook; bankbook
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
maid; helper; help; assistance
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
moisture; humidity; dampness
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
back (of a chair); backrest
close to the wall; alongside the wall
whirr; hum; buzz; whoosh; woosh; whiz
low tone; bass; low voice
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
watchtower; watch tower; lookout tower