- stomp= walk around angrily, walk very loudly
- full-blown= fully developed (+drama, +argument, +disaster)
- rapt= very interested in what you are watching/listening to
- flip= turn over with a sudden quick movement
- toss= throw lightly
- a hop= a jump
- crested= with a group of feathers standing on their heads
- hover= wait somewhere especially near sb
- for a few beats= for a short time
- die away= disappear little by little
- launched into= started energetically
- a baboon
