As the reunion continues, it emerges that Hilary simply swallowed her grief and bitterness over the past and continued on as though nothing had happened.

But he swallowed whatever bitterness he felt, stoically attending Rose Garden ceremonies for not one but two successors.

I swallowed, tasting bitterness.

I swallowed and tasted bitterness indeed, as if I had mouthed saubun berries before they were ripe.

He endured once more his wild, lonely flight across the backlands, falling out of the sky into the depths of Erlenstar Mountain, The tower flooded with night; he swallowed bitterness like lake water.

He had swallowed more bitterness in their years than he would ever have believed, and as they sat together, he did not know if Julius even understood what he had been given.

Or if that doesn't look feasible-" He swallowed bitterness.