1.b> (), ; always chew food well before swallowing it , ; it's easier to swallow pills if you take them with water , ; I had a sore throat and it hurt to swallow ; the snake swallowed the bird whole ;
2.b> (), (, .i>); she swallowed hard and told him the bad news ; she swallowed nervously before beginning i> , ;
3.b> .i> (), (, .i>); I told him we were journalists and he seemed to swallow it , - ; I found his story a bit hard to swallow , , ;
4.b> (), , "" (, .i>); I was surprised that he just sat there and swallowed all their remarks , ; I found her criticism very hard to swallow / ;
5.b> (), , "" (, .i>); I swallowed my pride and phoned him / ; to swallow one's doubts / ; she swallowed her disappointment, saying, "That's OK, it doesn't matter" / , , ;
6.b> (up) 1) (), (.i> i>); the rent swallows up most of our monthly income / ;
2) (), ""; large areas of countryside have been swallowed up by towns ; many small businesses are being swallowed up by large international companies ; I watched her walk down the road until she was swallowed by the darkness , .