I didn't even recognize him, his head was so swollen.

He had a deep gash. His head was really swollen because of the trauma from the accident. Other than that, he had a few scrapes on his legs and he basically got out of the accident really well.

You're nodding your head. Do you recognize them?

Swollen in head, weak in legs, sharp in tongue but empty in belly.

His head had swollen to nearly three times its normal size. His neck was the same. It was wider than his head and his skin had turned a dark purple.

It's swollen but it won't affect her.