Vocabulary

a lot; loads; plenty

for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while

in the end; finally; after all; ultimately

glancing (look)

(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly

hurriedly; hurry-scurry; helter-skelter

absolutely (ought to); by all means

slender; slim

straightforwardly; in an outspoken manner

quite a lot

here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; sparsely

never; not at all

briskly; quickly; promptly

carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately

at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant

completely; fully; entirely

apt to (do); liable to; prone to

thuddingly; plumping down (like a heavy weight)

noisily; with loud footsteps

with a thump; floppingly

heaps; a lot; plenty; oodles

anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever

anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case

dark; gloomy; overcast; gray

nonchalantly; without a care

idly; lazily; aimlessly

idly; lazily; aimlessly

grumbling; muttering; complaining; moaning

dangling

buzz; hum

(smelling) strongly; pungently; reeking

(eating up) quickly; in no time; gobbling up

slim; slender; slight; delicate

quite; utterly; really; completely

lightly

isolated; standing alone

completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all

flaring up; bursting into flames

rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up

mumbling; chewing one's words