Shuttlecock 1

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a deep black colour
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jet-black
I remembered the hamster jet-black eyes
a saclike structure in any of various animals, such as the abdominal receptacle marsupium in marsupials or the cheek fold in rodents
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pouch
it would cram the sunflower seeds into its pouches
characterized by stealth, sly and secretive.
sly deceiving people in a clever way in order to get what you want:
Stealth movement that is quiet and careful in order not to be seen or heard:
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furtive
little furtive darts
a sudden quick movement
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dart
it would run always round the edges, following the skirting-board, in little furtive darts
the part of something, such as a tooth, limb, or blade, that remains after a larger part has been removed
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stump
its stump of a tail
a border, esp. of wood or tiles, fixed round the base of an interior wall to protect it from kicks, dirt, etc.
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skirting
it would run following the skirting-board
a skirting made of wood.
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skirting board
the skirting-board
fear or anxiety over what may happen.
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apprehension
it would freeze in apprehension.
a sudden brief sharp feeling, as of loneliness, physical pain, or hunger.
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pang
This was not so much a memory as a pang
to afflict with great pain, suffering, or anguish
Pol. dręczyć.
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torture
I tortured him.
a heaped or crowded mass of people or things.
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huddle
the pale huddle of fur
to cry, sob, or whine softly or intermittently.
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whimper
he did nothing but whimper
to crouch or cringe, as in fear.
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cower
the hamster did nothing but cower and coyly excrete in its new home.
shy, modest
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coy
it coyly excreted in its new home.
to discharge (waste matter, such as urine, sweat, carbon dioxide, or faeces) from the body through the kidneys, skin, lungs, bowels, etc.
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excrete
it excreted in its new home.
marked by or showing frenzy, distracted with fear, pain, joy, etc.
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frantic
it made frantic wriggles to be free.
to make or cause to make twisting movements.
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wriggle
it made frantic wriggles to be free.
to cringe, as in humility or fear, to bend low with the limbs pulled up close together, esp. (of an animal) in readiness to pounce.
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crouch
simulated a bird of prey, holding my hand two feet above it like a claw, while
it crouched, mesmerized, in a corner.
a former word for hypnotize, to hold (someone) as if spellbound.
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mesmerize
it crouched, mesmerized, in a corner.
to make intense or violent efforts, strive
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strain
made a gap between my thumb and finger - not enough for it to extricate itself, but enough for it to squeeze its head through in ..., strangulated efforts.
it squeezed its head through in straining, strangulated efforts.

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