or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
moment by moment; hour by hour
to be enraged; to flip out
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
(stabbing) through; (plunging) into
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
thickly; stickily; viscously
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
eardrum; tympanic membrane
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
loss of eyesight; loss of vision; going blind; blindness
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
supply; provision; raising; procurement
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
covered in blood; bloodstained; bloody; gory
covered with; stained; smeared
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to gain strength; to have energy
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
to be in a fit (of anger); to rage
to bawl; to cry; to scream
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
pup; puppy; whelp; damn dog; mutt
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger