Vocabulary

very; awfully; extremely

(with a) whizz; hiss; zip; whistle

with a (light) slapping sound

(coming) such a long way; all this way; from far away

closely; tightly; clingingly

noisily (walking)

facing slightly downward

in a fluster; in a panic

lightly; faintly; delicately

so-so; tolerable; passable

suddenly (fall asleep, fall over, die)

as usual; as per normal

100 percent; completely; fully

(spinning) around; while revolving

sniffing; sniffling

stickily; glutinously

veritably; verily; to be sure; certainly

hanging loosely; dangling limply

whoosh (of something suddenly spreading, billowing, swelling, or gushing outward); fwoosh

in all ages; since antiquity

whispering; murmuring; subdued

damply; moistly; clammily; stickily

with a squelch (treading through mud, etc.); sinking into

(not) a single one; (not) any; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; (not) the least bit

genuinely; sincerely; seriously; really; for real

stabbing through; plunging into; sticking right into

continuously; continually; incessantly; without interruption; without a break

(pouring out) in large amounts; (flowing out) gushingly

certainly; surely; definitely; 120 percent

absent-mindedly; absently; idly; blankly; vacantly

almost; nearly

smartly (esp. dressed); stylishly; prominently

rather; sooner; preferably

(just) a little more

in detail; minutely; closely

very; extremely

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

abundantly; plentifully; amply; in plenty; fully; lavishly

damp; humid; wet; clammy; muggy; soggy

best; most