Vocabulary

(not) in any way; in no way; at all

drizzling (rain)

with a burble

(being moved) deeply; (feeling) profoundly; (going) straight to one's heart; (moved) to tears

alternately; by turns

intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; by ones and twos

merely

under the guidance of; under the leadership of

somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why

all sorts of things; (anything and) everything

slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly

clearly; distinctly; vividly

fully; to the full; (most) satisfactorily; amply; sufficiently; completely

extremely

in swarms; crawling with

a great deal; very much; a lot

at a moment's notice; readily

naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord

suddenly; with a jerk

emphatically (bite, gulp, chew, etc.)

(opening a door) with a clatter; noisily; flinging (open); forcefully

(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement

screaming; squawking; squealing

chuckle; giggle

suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove)

deeply (stab, thrust, etc.); hard

simmering; (boiling) gently

neat (neatly); tidy; trim

nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.)

niddle-noddle; nid-nod; nodding off

thickly; heavily; richly

in this manner; in this way; like this

to this extent; to this degree; this much; this little

before now; hitherto

well-cooked; well-done; browned

in this way; like this

thickly; densely; luxuriantly

scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean

squalid; messy

certainly; surely