loop; band; loop (in a program); looping (of a video, slideshow, etc.); repeating (e.g. of a conversation); time loop (in fiction); temporal loop
incomplete; unfinished; imperfect
difficult problem; challenge
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
cutting in round slices; round slice; dividing into groups (e.g. by ability)
section; cross section; profile
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
to be in focus; to come into focus
thickness; profundity; depth; thickness; strong and tight group or wall of stones
with a clatter; with a rattle; persistently (complaining, etc.); annoyingly; messy; cluttered
to scribble (down); to write quickly; to dash off
formula; equation; method of calculation; calculus
to leave in the dark; to leave out in the cold; to keep out of the loop; (lit.) to leave outside the mosquito net
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
paste; glue; clothing starch
plastic bottle (made of polyethylene terephthalate); PET bottle
cap (hat); cap (of a bottle, pen, etc.); leader; chief
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
handsome man; actor in a love scene
sensual love; love affair
outcast; odd man out; pariah
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
in name only; titular; nominal
bank; banking institution
to couch (a sword); to look at cynically or ironically; (arch.) to stand ready (to do); (arch.) to adopt a formal attitude
to cut loose; to act without restraint; to throw off all inhibitions; to go wild
good wine makes good blood; sake is the best of all medicines
mental illness; emotional disorder
(heavy) drinker; tippler; ... drinker (e.g. merry drinker, maudlin drinker); ... drunk; liker of; fan