to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
doddering; tottering; unsteady; shaky; decrepit; infirm
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
to subsist; to keep on living
literally; to the letter; literal
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
tens of thousands of years
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
sense of loss; feeling of loss
to approach (one's) death; to face (one's) death
grandfather; male senior-citizen
to be flexible; to be accommodating
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
to complete decisively; to do to completion
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament
news of someone's death; obituary
rustling of leaves; rustling of grass
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
more than anything; above all else
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
acquaintance; appreciative friend