Worn out- dilapidated, decrepit, exhausted, scruffy, washed out, shabby

Threadbare – becoming thin and tattered due to age, worn out, battered,
frayed

Lumbered- walk in a slow, awkward way

Clambered -climb or move in an awkward and laborious way, typically using

both hands and feet

Stomp-read heavily and noisily, typically in order to show anger.

Waddle, sway, totter, stumble, reel – awkward clumsy steps

Wandering -travelling aimlessly from place to place

Strolling-walk in a leisurely way

saunter, amble, wander, meander, ramble, dawdle, promenade, walk, go for a
walk, take a walk, roam, traipse

warble- sing softly and with a succession of constantly changing

notes,
trill, sing, chirp, chirrup, chirr, cheep, twitter, tweet, whistle, chatter

mottled -marked with spots or smears of color , blotchy,

spotted, spotty; speckled,  freckled,  patchy, variegated

Eerie- uncanny,sinister, ghostly, spectral, unnatural, unearthly, preternatural
, supernatural, other-worldly, unreal, mysterious, strange, abnormal, odd, cur
ious, queer, weird, bizarre, freakish; 
frightening, spine-chilling, hair-raising, blood-curdling, scaring, terrifying, 

Cantankerous-bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative.

Waspish - readily expressing anger or irritation.

irritable, touchy, testy, irascible, cross, snappis
h

Indignant-aggrieved, resentful, affronted, disgruntled, discontented, dissatisfie
d, angry, distressed, unhappy, disturbed, hurt, pained, upset, offended

Gibberish-unintelligible or meaningless speech or writing; nonsense,rubbish.

Hoax-practical joke, joke, jest, prank, trick, jape, ruse, deception

Atrophied-
having lost effectiveness or vigour due to underuse or neglect.

Meandering-winding, windy, zigzag, zigzagging, twisting, turning, curving, ser
pentine, sinuous, 

Orbs-sphere, globe, ball, circle, ring, spheroid, spherule, round

disconcerting-
unsettling, unnerving, discomfiting, disturbing, perturbing, troubling, 

upsetting, worrying

laugh- guffaw, chuckle, chortle, cackl
e
 
Snigger- laugh in a half-suppressed, typically scornful way.

Scorn-mockery, sneering, scoffing

Remote- isolated, , secluded, lonely,

hinterlands, igodforsaken, obscure, inaccessible, cut-off, unreachable,
faraway, far-flung;

Scrabble-scratch or grope around with one's fingers to find, collect, or hold on

to something.

Grope-
fumble, scrabble, fish, ferret (about/around), rummage (about/around/round)

Nervous-
highly strung, easily frightened, easily
agitated, anxious, edgy, tense, excitable, jumpy, skittish, brittle, neurotic, hyst
erical;

cooed: sound of a dove, romantic, enticing

hypnotically: mind altering/affecting ability to reason, enchanting audience

infuriating habit: annoying tendency, frustration suggested, waiting on his

word

thin wisps of words: insubstantial, difficult to follow or pin down

dismantled: taken apart like an object, should be left in tact

pored over: scrutinising, analysing every detail insensitively

hospitable snugness: a comfortable fit, protection, friendliness

gentle contours: smooth, curved, safe, unthreatening

coaxing :
persuade, wheedle, cajole

flimsiness: fragile, easily damaged

marshmallow: squidgy and soft

port or starboard: left or right of a vessel

litany of complaints: repetition of complaints

pricked, tufted ears: ‘pricked’ indicates an alert animal

ominous: the sign is a reminder of the threat

hues flowing (image): variety of shades, tints and tones

in a torrent: fast moving body of water

sun winked out of sight (image): sun vanishing behind mountains

glowing slivers of sunlight: thin shafts of sunlight

sparse light fixtures: few lights, scant, thin light, insufficient

cramped rooms: little space, uncomfortable, claustrophobic

rippling mirror of shimmering pink and gold: the ruffled surface of the river
reflects the warm, dazzling colours of the dawn

golden August pastures: a lustrous image of the countryside at harvest time

gnarled- knobbly, rough, and twisted, especially with age

fallow-uncultivated, unploughed, untilled, unplanted

omen-portent, sign, signal, token, forewarning, warning
forlorn- pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely,
unhappy, sad, miserable, sorrowful, dejected, despondent

Trombone , Clarinet, Tuba – wind instruments

Accordion- squeeze box

Lyre, Banjo, Harp, Cello, Bass, Ukulele - string instruments

Amusement rides- Drop tower, Pendulum ride, Roller coaster, Simulator ride,
Swing ride, Water ride, Dodgems, Merry-Go-Round/ Carousel ,Tilt-A-Whirl

giddy and ecstatic: disorientated and delirious with joy and relief/silly with
happiness

floated slowly (image): being suspended, supported, drifting

effortlessly/weightlessly; suggests a feeling of safety.

utter silence (image): complete quietness, change to tranquillity and calm,

peaceful.

tutted softly: quiet expression of disapproval

thought wryly: can see the humour in the situation

wincing: slight involuntary shrinking movement or grimace, as if creates

physical pain

morphed: changed smoothly from one image into another one

Like a manic puppet: This key image has connotations of being controlled

arms flailing, legs splaying – completely out of control/ vulnerable.

ominous: the sign is a reminder of the threat

battered sign: an indication of age, decay and neglect; caused by the elements

sinuous, fluid movement: these words suggest the elusiveness of snakes

hospitable snugness: a comfortable fit, protection, friendliness

cheerfully-coloured: bright, primary colours, playful, unthreatening

Dark eyes sharp and quick: suggests that one would notice anything, is
intelligent, lively

Bowl-shaped valley: an image that makes you think of shape and possibly
smoothness (imaginative rather than exact).

Vermilion: to say ‘red’ would be general and the word would have no special
effect. To say ‘vermilion’ makes you think of the exact shade, which is
remarkably bright .A bit of a shock word.