standing tall; towering; soaring
to bury; to embed; to implant
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
pale; pallid; bluish-white
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves
vitality; (one's) life force
to gather in a circle; to form a circle
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
how many years; how long; what year
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
participation; joining; entry; adherence
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...
not necessarily so; is not always true
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low