scamper - (especially of a small animal or child) To run with quick light steps, especially through fear or excitement

cleanse - To make something or somebody completely clean or free from unwanted elements or impurities.

kowtow - To act in an excessively submissive or obedient manner, often to gain favor; to bow or kneel as a sign of deep respect or submission.

hinder - To create difficulties for someone or something that results in a delay.

demolish - To pull or knock down something, such as a building.

engulf - To surround something completely

dillydally - To waste time through aimless wandering or indecision

emerge - To come out or appear from somewhere, especially after being hidden.

lurch - To make an abrupt, unsteady, uncontrolled movement or series of movements; stagger

malign - To speak harmful untruths about someone – to slander or defame, showing illwill.

expel - To force someone to leave a place, especially a certain institution or country, removing them from a group or organization.

expedite - To complete or process something quickly and efficiently.