Vocabulary

pliantly; pliably

absent-mindedly; absently; idly; blankly; vacantly

spattering; splotching

very slightly; a little

feeling sick (suddenly); feeling queasy; feeling nauseated

strongly; violently; with all one's strength

strongly; violently; with all one's strength

absentmindedly; vacantly; dully

a little more

slowly

slowly; leisurely; gently; quietly; deliberately

unexpectedly

suitably; properly; duly; as you see fit; as you think best

once and for all; completely

according to the calculations; as far as calculations are concerned; computationally

slow; sluggish; dim-witted

wet and glistening; slimy; slippery

peeling off (adhesive tape, wallpaper, etc.); pulling apart (Velcro)

click (of a camera shutter)

tick-tock; tick-tack; sound of clock

slightly; a little

whirr; hum; buzz

sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); ikky; gummy

bop; pow; bonk; thump

severely; harshly; utterly; terribly

coolly; indifferently; nonchalantly; calmly

firmly; strongly

in loud gulps (esp. of alcohol)

throughout

conversely; from another angle

clank-clank; clang-clang; clattering

with a bump; with a clunk

with a loud, shrill laugh; with a cackle; (laughing) wildly

bang; clang

crumpled; wrinkled

how; why

with a snap; (breaking) cleanly

(shooting up) one after another; (sprouting up) all over the place

twitching

with a twitch; twitchingly