speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
long ago; a long time ago; already
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
to make one's rounds; to patrol
this occasion; at this time; now
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
external wound; (physical) trauma
physical weariness; sense of fatigue; washed-out feeling
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
several minutes; a few minutes
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
preliminary arrangements; spade work
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
to pass (of time); to elapse
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon