standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
proper; right; reasonable
treasure chest; strongbox
to become locked; to lock
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
weeping; sobbing; softly (crying); with a prolonged dull pain; having a griping pain
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); end; end of the road; end point
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
with a clink (click, clack)
to pour; to add (liquid); to serve (drinks); to put on (lipstick, etc.); to apply; to colour
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
to be relieved; to feel relieved
terminus; last stop (e.g. train)