He paused because his mouth was full of hemp.

Picture a meme of a literary person who realizes something.

Picture a meme where all of a sudden a ray appears.

Use your metal fishing hook to cross out things on your bait inventory as you use them.

Picture a meme of someone sinking to the great depth of the bottom of the sea because they are so remorseful.

Picture a meme of a ghost that is blushing with shame.

Picture a meme of someone hewing out their heart with guilt.

The despotic bully attacked him like a tiger with a pitchfork.

This is the formal written number five, like we would use the Roman numeral V today. So, picture your persona writing a formal check.

This dad is the father of many children.

Horses don’t fit through doors, donkeys do.

Take a secluded honeymoon in the mountains like two cocoons.

The reason I have tied a thread on this hedgehog is because I want to keep him for my garden.

This is a modified version of 彐 which anciently was a "snout", but I find it easier to think of as a "broom". This modified version 彑 we'll call a "hedge" because it is most commonly seen in the component 彖 which I call "hedgehog".

See the hog hiding under the hedge?

You feel embarrassed about your lame introduction.

Land of the Rising Sun promoted Asia in the world economy.

Picture a devil's pitchfork (a plastic fork) planted in the soil in the moonlight.

Your eye awaits hopefully looking at your part of the pie.