aloneness; loneliness; solitude
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
cutout; cutout picture; papercut art
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
tool; implement; means; furniture
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
non-substitutable; irreplaceable; unique; non-fungible
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
complementation; supplementation; completion
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
personal feelings; self-interest
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to follow; to conform; to apply to
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
high; noble; refined; advanced
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)