to be composed of (things, ideas etc); have (things etc) as parts or members

make up, consist of

to eat or drink (something)

use up

to take away (a person's) attention, concentration etc

divert attention; confuse

completely surrounded (by something)

absorb, overwhelm

to receive (a person) as a guest; give food and drink to (a person)

amuse

(often passive) to charm or attract (a person) greatly

captivate, hold spellbound

to mark, write, (words, one's name etc in or on something)

imprint, write

to have, include, (something) as necessary; to cause a person, thing to take part (in trouble, a difficult situation etc)

draw in; include

to get or keep control of the whole of (something), so that others cannot share

dominate, control

(of a fear etc) to occupy the mind of (a person) continually

preoccupy

to live in, be in, (a house, office, seat etc); to take by force and keep possession of (towns, countries etc)

be busy with

to fill all (a person's mind) so that attention is not given to other matters

absorb

to cause (something) to be seen, heard etc again; (of animal, plants) to produce young or offspring

make more copies of

to copy (something) in ordinary writing, especially from shorthand notes or from recorded tape; to write (words) in a special form

transfer to another medium

to cause (a person) to be unable to move, speak, think etc

hold one's attention

to make letters or other symbols on a surface, especially with a pen or pencil on paper

put language down on paper

of write

put language down on paper