the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
pilling; lint; furball; hairball; trichobezoar
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
brimming with youthful enthusiasm; in high spirits; raring to go; overflowing with youthful energy; acting all cute and charged up
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
shabby; unsightly; unkempt
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to be exhausted; to be worn out
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
flight; desertion; escape
common cattail (Typha latifolia); broadleaf cattail; common bulrush; great reedmace
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to have a talk; to tell a story
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
chomping; gulping; with a big bite
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
flaring up; bursting into flames
to flare up; to burst into flames
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to set on end (hair, fur, etc.); to make stand on end; to bristle; to ruffle (up); to raise (one's eyebrows)
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?