or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
mousetrap; rattrap; rat poison; speed trap
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
discipline; training; teaching manners
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
ferret (Mustela putorius furo)
to lick all over; to run one's tongue over
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
to straighten up; to sit upright
to look around; to survey
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
mwahahaha (evil laughter)
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect