the deceased; the departed; old friend; longtime acquaintance
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
to leave word; to leave a message
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
(picture) frame; architrave (of a door, window, etc.)
brushwork; handling of one's brush; command of one's pen; penmanship
universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
coating (esp. lacquering)
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; skimping; tenuki; playing elsewhere on the board instead of responding locally
overly polite; excessively polite; polite to a fault
to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
worth; merit; value; good point; strong point; redeeming feature
mediocrity; ordinary ability
valuable (object); negotiable (instrument)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
mad (with grief, love, etc.); crazy; out of one's mind; on the verge of insanity
to cry and shout; to scream
past days; bygone days; days of yore; while still alive; during one's lifetime
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation (for the stage or screen); embellishment (of the facts); exaggeration; dramatization
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord; to be gut-wrenching
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)