swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; swallowing (a story); believing unquestioningly; accepting (a proposal, demand, etc.) unconditionally; accepting as-is
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
(not) readily; (not) easily; (not) right away; (not) simply; (not) without difficulty
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
very likely; very probable
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
making no progress; getting nowhere; remaining unsettled
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. of hair)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
with a splash; with a plop
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
monetary; financial; pecuniary
to clamber; to climb with hands and feet; to crawl up; to creep up
something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
to cease; to stop; to be over
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to clatter; to rattle; to flap (noisily); to get in a panic; to get in a flap; to rush around
with a slip; with a slide
sludge; slime; chemical ooze
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair