fragment; scrap; piece; shred
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread
(having) same family and personal name
drama; theatre; theater; play
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
electrocardiograph; ECG; EKG
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
operating room; operating theatre
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
lightning; electric illumination; light from an electric source
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
antiseptic solution; disinfectant solution
next; secondly; subsequently
freely; right and left; as one pleases
standing together in a disorderly fashion; standing close around; crowding together; flooding in (applicants, election candidates, etc.)
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
colourless; colorless; achromatic; neutral (position); impartial
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
to pause; to have a short intermission
to remove; to move out of the way
stepwise; one step at a time
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
(pieces of metal, etc. hitting each other) noisily; cluttered; disordered; messy
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
looking depressed; long face
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes