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kao's nm chaos, confusion

kaoti'k adj chaotic

kap·
III§ vt 1 to take hold, grip, grab; catch, grasp, seize, clutch 2 to capture 3 to comprise; include 4 to catch up with [ ], overtake 5 [Fig] to perceive, get
IV§ vt, vi to start
ia kap· anėn to get a hold on , find the best way to approach <>
s'[ ] kap· as sharra, as lima "neither a saw nor a file could bite into [ ]" (there's not enough there to saw, let alone file) [ ] has nothing to [ ]'s name, [ ] is dirt poor
<> kap·3sg dora <> has a tendency to take things that don't belong to <>: <> has sticky fingers
ia kap· fillin to get a hold on
, find the best way to approach <>
[ ] kap·3sg gjumi [ ] falls asleep
kap· ikėn to run away, flee
[ ] kap·3sg kalemi pėr ters to have it in for [ ]
[ ] kap·3sg kalemi [ ] is selected/chosen arbitrarily; good/bad luck falls to [ ] completely by chance
Kape laro, prite balo [Tease] "Catch it, Spot; grab it, Fido." It looks like a circus in there with all that noise and confusion.
e kap· lepurin/dhelprėn me qerre "catches the hare/fox with a cart" to be able to accomplish difficult tasks without wasteful haste: have a quiet but steady competence