We waited for something to happen, for anything to happen, we were avid for some event to unfold itself out of the burning nothing to save us.
You use avid to describe someone who is very enthusiastic about something that they do. He misses not having enough books because he's an avid reader. + avidly av·id·ly Thank you for a most entertaining magazine, which I read avidly each month
(often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous; "avid for adventure"; "an avid ambition to succeed"; "fierce devouring affection"; "the esurient eyes of an avid curiosity"; "greedy for fame
If you say that someone is avid for something, you mean that they are very eager to get it. He was intensely eager, indeed avid, for wealth. + avidly av·id·ly Western suppliers too are competing avidly for business abroad. doing something as much as possible = keen (avide, from avidus, from avere; AVARICE)
marked by active interest and enthusiasm; "an avid sports fan"; "a great walker"; "an eager beaver" (often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous; "avid for adventure"; "an avid ambition to succeed"; "fierce devouring affection"; "the esurient eyes of an avid curiosity"; "greedy for fame
marked by active interest and enthusiasm; "an avid sports fan"; "a great walker"; "an eager beaver"