THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. CHAPTER 2.

• Breathlessly = breathing badly.
• To squeal = to scream like a pig.
• To dismiss = to reject an idea.
• Mere = simple. 
• To struggle = to fight to get sth.
• To pierce = to make a hole in sth.
• Gaze = look.
• Odd = strange.
• To startle = to surprise.
• To flutter about = to make small quick movement.
• To pull oneself together = (recobrar la compostura).
• To be as thin as a rake = to be extremely thin.
• Level-headed = sensible.
• Lean = thin/poor.
• Plump = fat (rollizo).
• Neatly = tidily.
• Trimmed = cut.
• Superb = extremely good.
• To frown = (fruncir el ceño).
• To mutter = to talk quietly.
• To be out of sight = to be out of the visible range
• Uneasy = uncomfortable.
• To greet = to welcome/ to say hello.
• To sadden = to make sad.
• To creep = to move slowly.
• To be a silly goose = to be foolish (pavonearse).
• Frantically = (frenéticamente)