to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to get twisted; to get warped; to get distorted; to twist; to warp
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
scrap lumber; piece of wood
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
heathen; heretic; pagan; nonconformist; freethinker; iconoclast
to perform; to play; to act
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
decoration; ornament; trimmings
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby
large tree; big tree; huge tree
to end in vain; to be wasted effort
self-praise; praising oneself
to travel; to take a trip; to make a journey
eternal; everlasting; unchangeable; invariant
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
similar but different; alike only in appearance; falsely similar; spurious; sham; pseudo-
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to trample flat; to beat a path
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss