Vocabulary

oozing; damp; sodden

(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; flailing

motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still

noisily (of water gushing, pouring, spilling, splashing, spraying, etc.)

crunchy; gritty (sand, pebbles, etc.)

sizzling (of cooking meat, fish, etc.); frizzling

slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit

gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly

cool sensation from passing air; cool and refreshing (aftertaste)

lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly

(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly

refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; pleasantly; (a weight) off one's shoulder

completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; totally; wholly; resolutely

long, slender and well-proportioned

smoothly; swiftly

with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay

slim; slender; lithe; supple

rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission

throbbingly (of pain)

(speaking) bluntly; frankly; straightforwardly; openly; directly; unhesitantingly

heavily; profoundly

in a line; in a row

rapidly; quickly; briskly; steadily; by leaps and bounds

so much; so often; so long; so many; particularly; especially

reasonably; fairly; all right; moderate

in spite of oneself; somehow; without knowing why; vaguely

in fact

in the first place; to begin with; from the start; originally; ab initio

that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that

in itself; as it is; in its own way; as suits the occasion

and so; therefore; for that reason

shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted

only; merely; just; at most; no more than

flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed

a little bit

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

little by little; bit by bit; sparingly

shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly

regularly; promptly

often; frequently; now and then; occasionally