THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. CHAPTER 7

• To stare = to gaze.
• Drained of = full of.
• Bullet = (bala).
• Clatter = loud noise (estrépito).
• To slump = to collapse (desplomarse).
• 'I can't take any more!' = 'I can't stand any more!' ('¡No aguanto más!')
• Beloved = loved.
• Stocky = plump.
• Storeroom = little warehouse.
• To trip over = to stumble (tropezar).
• Nudge = small push (empujoncito).
• Terror-stricken = scared stiff.
• To flatten = to make flat.
• Unbearable = (insoportable).
• Claw = animals' nails.
• Scrape = scratch.
• To scamper = to move and run quickly (corretear).
• Matter-of-factly = surely (con naturalidad).