Vocabulary

bang; slam; thud; crash

crackling; cracking; snapping; popping; clicking

sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering

turning round; going around; turning about; rotating

lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly

(smelling) strongly; pungently

don't get me wrong, but ...; I'm sorry

in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; without stopping; without pausing; without a rest

completely; absolutely; totally

together (with)

wholeheartedly; single-mindedly; fervently; intently

simultaneously; all at once; in unison

once

all day long; all the day; throughout the day

generally; in general; widely; commonly; universally

promptly; quickly; without delay

luckily

comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly

something or other; one thing or another; this or that

rather; better

before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares

always; all the time; at all times

anywhere; for all time; to the ends of the earth

please; kindly; pray; I beg (of you)

please; kindly; I beg of you; if it pleases you

any number of times

one way or another; in many ways; in various ways

as if; as it were; as though

completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all

I pray; I wish

at one's fancy (whim)

on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more

hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste

by force

exceedingly; extremely; decisively

lately; recently; nowadays

from the beginning; from the first; all along; originally

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)

by all means; at all costs; absolutely

somehow; for some reason; without knowing why