carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
to entrance; to possess; to enthrall
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
creakily; close (i.e. with no room to spare)
sound of bubbles (or other small objects) being popped; lumpy sensation (e.g. of food); little bits; small grains
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to be tied together; to be fastened; to be wedded; to be joined in marriage; to be united in marriage
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright