bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; taking something in without fully understanding it; accepting without reservation; accepting something as-is
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; fierce, close-fought competition
to have a reason; to have an excuse
to get strong; to gain strength
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
turbidity; cloudiness (of a liquid); opacity; disorder; chaos
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
with great caution; gingerly
to become clumsy; to miss one's aim
scattering (in all directions)
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
advance; moving forward; progress
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
quadruped; four-footed animal
caricature; cartoon; comics
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
invincible; ever-victorious; unconquerable; unbeaten
to push aside; to push one's way through
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs