swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; swallowing (a story); believing unquestioningly; accepting (a proposal, demand, etc.) unconditionally; accepting as-is
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
with a friendly grin; smilingly
cave; cavern; den; grotto
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
cryptid (animal whose existence is unsubstantiated, e.g. the yeti)
such; this sort of; like this
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
every year; yearly; annually
participation; joining; entry
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
parishioner representative
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
silence (not speaking); muteness
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
free-for-all; open-to-all; optional (to participate in); non-compulsory
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest