to speak; to hear a voice
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
solitude; loneliness; isolation
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
redundancy; superfluity; useless addition
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
change in a bus route; change in policy; policy change (reversal)
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
novel; original; new; innovative
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
in the same way as; just like
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
some people; a few people; several people
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)