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Search > Changing Course > Changing One's Course
separate, adapt, modify, alter, jettison, adjust, cancel, abandon, redirect, decipher, defer, rethink, correct, improve, rework, revise, postpone, amend, arrange, reshuffle, rearrange, let go (of a plan), solve (a dilemma), cast aside (a plan), invent (a back-up), tweak (one's plan), switch (tactics), step back (to get an overview), regroup, split up, temper (one's enthusiasm), reorganize
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Search > Changing Course > Difficulties Encountered in the Environment
force, gnaw, swarm, elude, flood, blind, baffle, confound, bewilder, disorient, hinder, impede, derail, obstruct, sting, devour, unravel, slow one down, obliterate (tracks), avalanche, slow one's pace
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Search > Changing Course > Repeating One's Efforts
repeat, replicate, cycle, reproduce, crisscross, duplicate, trace, redo, detour, return, back up, revert, redouble (one's efforts), revisit, reorient, come back, loop back, circle back, go back, retrace (one's steps), turn (around/back)
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Travel & Transportation
Travel & Transportation > Airplanes
Travel & Transportation > Airplanes > Controlling the Orientation, Position & Speed of an Aircraft
roll, pitch, hover, measure, glide, sense, filter, observe, control, estimate, guide, pull up, yaw
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Travel & Transportation > Airplanes > What an Airplane Does
dip, roll, pitch, fly, hover, rise, power, rocket, soar, glide, descend, rumble, climb, circle, accelerate, stall, bank, ascend, ferry, cruise, yaw, sideslip, touch down, cross (time zones), slice through (clouds), airlift, jet, taxi
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Travel & Transportation > Airplanes > What People Do in or Around Airplanes
stow, fly, unfasten, catch, frisk, book, queue up, line up, fasten, board, reserve (seats), check in, roll (luggage), weigh (luggage), check (baggage), black out (dates for cheap tickets), claim (luggage), buckle (seatbelt), deplane, book (reservation), declare (items at customs)
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Travel & Transportation > Airplanes > What Pilots Do
maneuver, steer, feather, set, land, automate, pilot, take off, navigate, throttle, plot (a course), aviate, barrel roll
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Travel & Transportation > Bikes
Travel & Transportation > Bikes > What Bicyclists Do
sweat, perspire, unhook, oil, screw on, steer, cycle, pump, unlock, mount, ride, dismount, sink into, navigate, inflate, wheel, deflate, backpedal, lock up, bike, glisten with sweat, swerve, brake, veer, breeze through, pump up (tires), switch (gears), change (gears), pass through, pedal, bicycle, peloton
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Travel & Transportation > Bikes > What Bikes Do
bump, screech, roll, wind, cut, glide, climb, follow, fork, spin, turn, coast, careen, zigzag, barrel, sail, hurtle through
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Travel & Transportation > Boats & Ships
Travel & Transportation > Boats & Ships > How People Build Boats
sand, paint, plane, route, shape, contour, varnish, epoxy, spile, fair, loft, goop, ballast
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Travel & Transportation > Boats & Ships > What Boats & Ships Do
cleave, bounce, propel, drag, skim, rock, ply, float, glide, lurch, slice through, sway, coast, capsize, chug, sail, whir, moor, veer, dock, yaw, turn about, cross (channel/sea), swoop and sail, fall off, pay out (the vessel to make leeway), cut through (waves), plough, broach (to the sea)
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Travel & Transportation > Boats & Ships > What People Do in or Around Ships & Boats
cannibalize
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Travel & Transportation > Boats & Ships > What the Elements Do to Boats & Ships
lash, pound, batter, toss, mold, fade, encrust (with barnacles), rust, corrode, erode, eat away, buffet, wear away
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Travel & Transportation > Buses
Travel & Transportation > Buses > What Buses Do
jar, sideswipe, jolt, jerk, skid, drag, rock, smoke, deliver, snake, rumble, lurch, climb, turn, wheel, careen, drop off, barrel, cough, wheeze, career, spin out, veer, yaw, kick up (dust), leave (a bus station), back down/out, back in/up, recede (over the horizon), struggle (up a mountain), emit (fumes)
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Travel & Transportation > Buses > What People Do in or Around Buses
collide, press, depress, drive, skid, signal, oil, steer, rev, climb, speed, dodge, merge, step up, wheel, back up, reverse, drop off, board, tailgate, cruise, back down/out, back in/up, park, pull over/out, collect (fares/tokens), slide (coins), follow (passengers down the aisle), gun (the engine), load (one's luggage), cram in, stow (bags in a compartment), hop on (a bus), buffet, shift (gears), grip (the wheel), rear end, breeze, hydroplane, grind (the gears), switch (lanes)
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Travel & Transportation > Cars, Taxis & Trucks
Travel & Transportation > Cars, Taxis & Trucks > Driving in Heavy Traffic
screech, flick, maneuver, beep, honk, crawl, flip, thread through, rubberneck, pass, curse, cut off, slow, merge, swear, zigzag, linger, pull over, creep, tailgate, swerve, grind to a halt, squeeze in, cut in, flip off, read (a map/gps), slide in, give the finger to, slam on the brakes, grip the wheel, fly past, pull off/onto/into, switch lanes, let someone in
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Travel & Transportation > Cars, Taxis & Trucks > Maintaining One's Personal Vehicle
oil, fine-tune, repair, replace, fuel, inspect, overhaul, hose down, wax, maintain, service, inflate (tires), deflate (tires), rotate (tires), change (the oil), top off (fluids), check (tire pressure), take the car in, wash (one's car), flush out (coolant), fill up (the tank), seal (a clear coat), condition (leather seats), swap out, cannibalize, blip
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Travel & Transportation > Cars, Taxis & Trucks > What Cars, Taxis or Trucks Do
screech, jar, collide, sideswipe, jolt, jerk, skid, drag, rock, idle, ply, smoke, break down, deliver, snake, rumble, lurch, overtake, weave, slew, pass, turn, backfire, speed, dodge, wheel, rust, careen, barrel, career, guzzle (gas), spin out, caravan, speak, kick up (dust), back down/out, back in/up, scud, slide (on wet asphalt), blow (a tire), power (up a mountain), snortle
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Travel & Transportation > Cars, Taxis & Trucks > What Drivers of Cars, Taxis & Trucks Do
drive, skid, load, slide, signal, steer, lock, soup up, press (a start button), change (the radio station), program, pass, navigate, speed, merge, back up, reverse, turbocharge, key, tailgate, cruise, honk (a horn), blow (a horn), rev (an engine), gun (an engine), jumpstart, yaw, taxi, back in/up, park, shift (gears), rear end, breeze, hydroplane, switch (lanes), turn over (the engine), pay (tolls), drop off (passengers), slam (a door), twist/turn (a key), grind (gears), do donuts, chauffeur, double-park, parallel park, validate parking
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Travel & Transportation > Cars, Taxis & Trucks > What Passengers in a Car Do
stretch out, spread out, plug in, charge, ride, make out, navigate, play (games), hitchhike, sleep, recharge, make up (games), give directions, cram in, slide in, bounce along, check (directions), buckle up, buckle (one's seatbelt), get in/out, read (a map/the gps), distract (the driver), nag (the driver), look out (a window), sit back, slouch (in one's seat), hop in, stow (belongings), search (gps), hitch a ride, map (a route), neck, look at (scenery)
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Travel & Transportation > Cars, Taxis & Trucks > What People Do Around Taxis
unload, load, unlock, hail (a taxi), park, pay (tolls), stow (belongings), step out (into traffic), pay (the driver), tip (the driver), lock (a car door), unlock (a car door)
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Travel & Transportation > Cars, Taxis & Trucks > What Truck Drivers Do
flag down, wait, drive (a truck), deliver (a load of goods), queue up, lease, unhitch, park, pay (tolls), grind (gears), hitch (a trailer to a truck), cram in (a load), hop in/up, load (a truck), unload (a truck), lock (a truck), unlock (a truck cabin), rent (a u-haul), puzzle-piece, pack (a truck), sleep (in a sleeper cabin), switch gears, downshift
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Travel & Transportation > Describing One's Surroundings as Seen From a Vehicle
Travel & Transportation > Describing One's Surroundings as Seen From a Vehicle > Happening Upon Something
herd, happen upon, pass, cross, line up, head, turn off, loom, find, come upon, sweep across/through, open out
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Travel & Transportation > Describing One's Surroundings as Seen From a Vehicle > Viewing Cityscapes
bend, sprawl, curl, wind, crisscross, fork, span, cross, branch, loom, tower, lie before, wrap around, veer
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Travel & Transportation > Describing One's Surroundings as Seen From a Vehicle > Viewing Natural Landscapes
roll, spread, wind, replace, carve, snake, jump, swallow, slope, fork, span, recede, reach, rise and fall, fall away, give way, drop off, bisect, meander, lie before, curve away, serrate
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Travel & Transportation > Navigation & Direction
Travel & Transportation > Navigation & Direction > Journeying Over a Large Region
encircle, route, snake, cover, circle, circumnavigate, voyage, explore, navigate, encompass, tour, traverse, gallivant, journey, cross (a desert/a mountain), serpentine, stay the course, globe-trot, travel, pass (over/through), re-route, read the terrain, peregrinate
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Travel & Transportation > Navigation & Direction > Navigating
negotiate, take directions from, direct, pilot, navigate, locate, guide, search, note, reroute, helm, conn, read (a map/gps), punch in (an address), find one's way, give directions, plan (a route), map-read, google-map, captain, skipper, select (a route), decipher (a map), identify (a landmark), watch for, look for (landmarks), keep an eye out for, follow (street signs)
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Travel & Transportation > Navigation & Direction > Returning to a Previous Location
come home, revolve, wheel around, return, reverse, orient, revisit, reorient, come back, turn back/around, loop back/around, come back/home, pivot, spin around, retrace, double back, circle back/around, swing around/back, go back to, u-turn, arrive (home), reacquaint
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Travel & Transportation > Navigation & Direction > Steering & Turning
twist, steer, snake, follow, curve, fork, direct, turn, wheel around, redirect, deviate, dodge, wheel, guide, zigzag, swerve, veer, serpentine, hang (a left), swing around, round (a corner), yaw, shunt (part of a train onto to another track), whip around (a corner), jerk (the wheel), take (a left), crank (the wheel)
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Travel & Transportation > Speed of Travel
Travel & Transportation > Speed of Travel > Advancing in a Vehicle
advance, make time, pass, navigate, progress, press on/forward, proceed, hasten, move forward/toward, make progress, push on/forward, make headway, cruise, gain ground, drive (faster), make good time, speed ahead, tear ahead/through
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Travel & Transportation > Speed of Travel > Driving Slowly
screech, crawl, plod along, flag, coast, slow down, lag behind, creep, brake, downshift, inch (forward/along), slam the brakes, hit the brakes, back out of/down, draw back/away
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Travel & Transportation > Speed of Travel > Parking & Pulling Over
wedge, sit, idle, squeeze into (a parking space), back in (to a parking space), pull in (to a parking spot), pull up alongside, halt, detour, pause, come to a halt, avoid, pull over, grind to a halt, turn off (an engine), park, parallel park, obstruct (traffic), turn off (a highway), come to a stop, draw up (to the curb), wait (for traffic to move), double park, ease over (to the side of the road), flip (a turn signal), work one's way (to the shoulder), glide (to a stop), bump along/over, back in, snag (a parking space)
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Travel & Transportation > Speed of Travel > Reasons a Vehicle Slows or Stops
screech, freeze, smoke, break down, die, dart, clunk, peter out, malfunction, cough, groan, apprehend, wheeze, wear out, blow out, putter, misfire, flash lights, overheat, run out of
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Travel & Transportation > Speed of Travel > Speeding in a Vehicle
zap, pelt, whisk, scoot, skid, fly, buzz, chase, race, skedaddle, pursue, advance, gain momentum, zip, spin, zoom, accelerate, hustle, abscond, cut off, hurry, speed, rush, skyrocket, speed up, quicken, careen, whip, bomb, barrel, escape, hightail it, hurtle, hasten, career, skate, swerve, zing, whiz, veer, kick up (dust), tear through/around (town), pick up speed, gain on, gain speed, pass (a slow-moving car), gather speed, exceed (speed limit)
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Travel & Transportation > Speed of Travel > Uneven Speed
skid, falter, pull out, hit the accelerator, jerk (the clutch), jerk (the car into gear), jam (the gears), pick up (speed), step on (the accelerator), waver, accelerate, speed up, slow down, hit the brakes
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Travel & Transportation > Stages of a Trip
Travel & Transportation > Stages of a Trip > Arrival
scatter, wave, land, alight, clamber, aim, show up, converge, unpack (one's bag), change (one's clothes), take in (one's surroundings), rendezvous, disorient, hail, receive, line up, greet, crowd, shower, orient, end up, meet, reorient, approach, welcome, journey, dock, head for, join (travel companions), run into/across, run up to, gather (one's belongings), adjust (one's backpack), adjust (to a climate), reorganize (one's luggage), enter (a destination), disembark, go ashore, touch down, adjust to (a language/climate)
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Travel & Transportation > Stages of a Trip > Mapping a Route & Setting Off
pack, load, route, examine (a route), take off, navigate, venture, chart, map, undertake, lead the way, embark, begin, locate (on a map), read (a map), zip up (a suitcase), plan (a trip), follow (gps/signs), settle on (a route), calculate (distances), draw up (an itinerary), sketch out (a route), check (a train schedule), set off/forth, start out/off, step into/up, board (a bus/a train), inquire (about directions), head out/off, print (out), set foot in, go
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Travel & Transportation > Stages of a Trip > Progressing on a Journey
roll, turn toward, rumble, chase, steal, pursue, cover, crisscross, circle, acclimatize, acculturate, end up, wheeze, acclimate, clatter, journey, pass (a landmark), near, wend, curl around, cross (bridge/border), parallel (donkey path/river)
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Travel & Transportation > Stages of a Trip > Sightseeing & Touring
scoot, scatter, flock, float, gather, roam, clamber, converge, drift, gape, gaze, stare, gawk, queue up, photograph, disorient, troll, line up, dawdle, acculturate, stray, arrange, relish, savor, visit, linger, marvel, wonder, orient, end up, tour, wander, approach, tarry, meander, stroll, promenade, mosey, drink in, bunch (in a group), slip into (a cathedral), saunter, adjust (to a language/a climate), goggle at (the sites), enter (the gates of the old city), go
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Travel & Transportation > Trains & Subways
Travel & Transportation > Trains & Subways > What People Do in or Around Trains & Subways
squeeze, stuff, recline, stabilize, steer, balance, eat, grab (a strap), read, queue up, hustle, give up, transfer, step over, board, push back, people-watch, find one's way, load (one's luggage), cram in, look at (scenery), climb on, stow (one's luggage), hop on/up, form a line, buy (a ticket), add (fare), produce (a ticket), collect (tickets), get on/off (the subway), pay (a fare), hang onto (pole/overhead strap), grasp (a pole), sleep on/through, track (the progress of the train), listen to (announcements), check (a map)
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Travel & Transportation > Trains & Subways > What Trains or Subways Do
screech, jar, jolt, jerk, drag, slide, curl, rock, belch, deliver, whistle, rumble, lurch, overtake, turn, derail, sway, speed, chug, career, veer, drop off (passengers), sound (a whistle), stop (at a station), leave (a station), depart (a station), arrive (at a station), service (a region), power up (a mountain), barrel through
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Travel & Transportation > Transporting or Shipping Things
cart, load, handle, fly, deliver, strain, overload, import, export, ship, issue, mail, drop off, traffic, ferry, transport, strap (a load to a truck), bear (a load), hitch (a trailer), fedex, overnight, transship, smuggle (people/goods)
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Trouble & Complications
Trouble & Complications > Breaking Agreements
ax, scrap, drop, skip, scrub, ditch, desert, hold up, break (plans/treaties), cancel, break off (an engagement), nix, retract, revoke, rescind, welsh, welch, cut short, abort, abandon, call off, abdicate, quit, resign, nullify, void, invalidate, annul, flake, stand someone up, chicken out, back out/down, bail, bail on, disappoint, fuck up
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Trouble & Complications > Cheating
Trouble & Complications > Cheating > Cheating in Games or Gambling
screw, distract, cheat, deceive, trick, dupe, screw over, outsmart, count cards, conceal (cards), double-deal, weight (the dice), mark (a card), past post, hide (cards)
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Trouble & Complications > Cheating > Cheating Someone out of Their Fair Share
screw, cheat, deceive, trick, dupe, screw over, outsmart, double-deal, scam, double-cross, hoodwink, finagle, deprive (of one's share of profits), betray, resort to, con, pressure, charm, twist (facts or information)
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Trouble & Complications > Cheating > Embezzlement, Swindling & Fraud
extract, tap, chisel, milk, filter, cheat, trick, dupe, double-deal, fleece (tourists by overcharging), pad (an account), make off with, rake in, con, use false pretenses, defraud someone of, swindle, profit by, funnel, launder, siphon off, exploit, commandeer, falsify, embezzle, appropriate, misappropriate, violate, manipulate (numbers), cook the books, skim off the top, rip off, help oneself to, pocket, screw (over), line one's pockets, diddle, bribe, commit (fraud), gull, shaft, bilk, rook, receive kickbacks
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Trouble & Complications > Deceiving
Trouble & Complications > Deceiving > Effects of Deception
frame, stun, muddy, cloud, deceive, trick, dupe, scam, double-cross, hoodwink, con, shaft, delude, seduce, beguile, baffle, polarize, divide, backstab, fool, mess with, vex, confuse, cozen, confound, stupefy, befuddle, bamboozle, hornswoggle, sucker, gyp, bewilder, stagger, mystify, nonplus, sabotage, disorient, lose (trust), exact (revenge)
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Trouble & Complications > Deceiving > Lying
lie, fabricate, pretend, belie, embellish, blur, spin, con, falsify, fib, fudge, bluff, twist the truth, hyperbolize, exaggerate, manufacture (an alibi), feign, fake, pad (figures), bend the truth, claim, make up, invent, concoct (a story), libel, slander, peddle (lies/half-truths), defame, misrepresent, tell a white lie, withhold (information), pull the wool over one's eyes
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Trouble & Complications > Deceiving > Ways of Fooling Someone or Obscuring Information
divert, manipulate, play with, maneuver, fabricate, devise, suppress, hide, secrete, evade, conceal, camouflage, simulate, pretend, belie, impersonate, veil, mask, cover up, shroud, disguise, pose, blind, shade, distract, front, spin, trick, double-deal, fudge, bluff, twist the truth, feign, fake, concoct (a story), misrepresent, gloss over, mislead, sham, hustle, jive, bull, warp, pique, obfuscate, twist (information), finesse, muddle, delude, obscure (information), cover over/up, outwit, convince, persuade, whitewash, outfox, masquerade as, flatter, seduce, beguile, distort (facts), insinuate, disseminate (misinformation), propagandize, oversimplify, vilify, equivocate, prevaricate, palter, counterfeit, dissimulate, hoax, machinate, neglect to (inform), exclude (information), omit (information), keep quiet, withhold, fail to (disclose), zip one's lips, keep something to oneself, refuse to disclose, keep secret, dissemble, refrain from, swear to secrecy, gatecrash
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Trouble & Complications > How a Situation Can Confuse Someone
Trouble & Complications > How a Situation Can Confuse Someone > Confusing Someone
complicate, rattle, stun, scramble, imply, obscure, riddle, blur, blind, muddy, distract, cloud, hoodwink, fake, mislead, obfuscate, muddle, baffle, fool, vex, confuse, confound, stupefy, befuddle, bamboozle, bewilder, mystify, nonplus, disorient, blunt (someone's judgment/perception), addle, stump, hide (evidence), fog, miscue, perplex, puzzle, boggle, jumble, misconstrue, discombobulate, contradict oneself, fluster, throw off-kilter
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Trouble & Complications > How a Situation Can Confuse Someone > How a Situation Can Destabilize Someone
blindside, flatten, crush, strip, topple, demolish, wreck, destroy, paralyze, overpower, trap, beat down, drain, ravage, overwhelm, derail, ruin, hurt someone's image, sap, doom, suck out, spoil, tear someone apart, wreak havoc, break someone's will, finish someone off, defeat, cripple, disable, deplete, devastate, overcome, disrespect, go into shock, throw for a loop
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Trouble & Complications > How a Situation Can Confuse Someone > How a Situation Can Take Someone by Surprise
jolt, stun, startle, surprise, trick, baffle, stupefy, befuddle, bamboozle, bewilder, stagger, mystify, nonplus, disorient, overwhelm, stump, perplex, discombobulate, shock, take by surprise, astonish, dumbfound, flummox, astound, unnerve, flabbergast, daze, faze, floor, amaze, alarm, upset, catch off guard, ambush, test (one's assumption), undermine, throw for a loop, throw off-kilter
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Trouble & Complications > How Situations Come Undone
Trouble & Complications > How Situations Come Undone > How Situations Gradually Come Undone
overtake, slip, snarl, follow, occur, disintegrate, fall apart, happen, happen to, take place, transpire, snag, arise, crop up, come undone/loose, backfire, visit upon, skew, devolve, deteriorate, crumble, slide downhill, befall, come about, result, ensue, tumble, lead to, fuck up
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Trouble & Complications > How Situations Come Undone > How Situations Spin out of Control
break down, topple, whirl, rear up, explode, turn, implode, spin out of control, erupt, run amok, plummet, disintegrate, ramp up, come apart, spiral out of control, fuck, fuck up
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Trouble & Complications > Interference
Trouble & Complications > Interference > Disrupting
strike, divert, expel, rock, topple, dismantle, unseat, black out, foil, disperse, resort to, sabotage, tamper, cancel, revoke, abort, call off, hamper, restrict, filibuster, waylay, halt, stop, tip over, trip up, thwart, undo, disturb, impose, hinder, impede, derail, interrupt, intercept, delay, deter, throw off course, redirect, deflect, inundate
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Trouble & Complications > Interference > Encumbering
squash, cramp, constrain, strangle, press, crush, load, worry, complicate, restrain, saddle, strain, curb, put at risk, burden, bog down, tie up/down, hamper, flood with (duties), mire, clog, pressure, encumber, entangle, restrict, suspend, inconvenience, hold back/down, weigh down, overload, tax, overwhelm, stress, trouble, throttle
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Trouble & Complications > Interference > Interfering
yank, choke, dislodge, bar, suppress, interfere, hitch, overpower, curb, rend, foil, eclipse, check, block, resort to, sabotage, hijack, intrude, pressure, thwart, hinder, impede, derail, intercept, inundate, cross, cut off, squelch, impair, prohibit, prevent, forestall, alert (authorities), impinge on/upon, dissuade, throttle, censor, stifle, control (someone's actions), obstruct, deprive, intervene, inhibit, countermand, meddle, butt in, barge in, interject
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Trouble & Complications > Interference > Sidetracking
wrest, divert, manipulate, distract, break in, interrupt, delay, deter, redirect, deflect, meddle, butt in, barge in, lure, draw away, sidetrack, discourage, detour, shunt (an issue to the side), disrupt, sway, deviate
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Trouble & Complications > Maintaining a Low Profile
skedaddle, camouflage, accent, disguise, disappear, feign, skip town, lie low, maintain a low profile, hide out, take cover, keep out of sight, hole up, conceal oneself, create a false identity, flee, go underground, duck out/under, gatecrash
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Trouble & Complications > Plotting or Conspiring
Trouble & Complications > Plotting or Conspiring > Casting a Spell on Someone
lob (curses), send out (a spell), scheme, hex, cast a spell on, put a spell on, stick (needles in a voodoo doll), plan (the demise of someone), practice (black magic), curse, bewitch
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Trouble & Complications > Plotting or Conspiring > Colluding & Conspiring
team up, rig, bait, set (a trap), coordinate, plot, draw up (a plan), hatch (an idea), scheme, conspire, connive, brainstorm, orchestrate, collaborate, collude, aid and abet, plan (a conspiracy), contrive, be in cahoots, mastermind, target, funnel (money)
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Trouble & Complications > Plotting or Conspiring > Scheming & Bribing
maneuver, rig, devise, fix, strategize, bait, set (a trap), set someone up, plot, scam, con, bribe, draw up (a plan), hatch (an idea), scheme, conspire, connive, orchestrate, contrive, target, arrange (a scheme), concoct, engineer (a scheme), cook up (a scheme), plan, entrap, pay off, buy off, suborn
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Trouble & Complications > Plotting or Conspiring > Sneaking Around
duck, pry, hide, slink, crawl, hunt, skulk, lurk, prowl, stake out, stalk, scout, investigate, spy, shadow, sneak, snoop, lie (low/in wait), creep around, tap (a telephone), search out, nose around, poke around, tiptoe, rummage around, sidle, eavesdrop, overhear, dig around, gatecrash, sneak in
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Trouble & Complications > Reactions to Complicated Situations
Trouble & Complications > Reactions to Complicated Situations > Becoming Enmeshed
trap, snare, ensnare, bog down, mire, entangle, mix up, demand, encompass, enmesh, involve, catch up, ensnarl, embroil, over-involve
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Trouble & Complications > Reactions to Complicated Situations > Blundering
mishandle, fumble, flounder, falter, wreck, flop, tangle, fluff, trip up, jumble, spoil, mess up, screw up, bumble, blunder, fail, mix up, mangle (a mission), botch, bungle, bollix, fail to, blow it, make a hash of, waste, mismanage, flub, fuck up
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Trouble & Complications > Reactions to Complicated Situations > Feeling or Appearing Confused
flounder, freeze, stumble, guess, misread, drift, stagger, reel, doubt, miss (cues/the point), lose (one's bearings), lose sight of, bumble, misunderstand, misjudge, cross (signals), misplace (one's belongings), appear (baffled), blurt, vacillate
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Trouble & Complications > Reactions to Complicated Situations > Impulsiveness
screech, shoot, discharge, flash, leap, dart, run, bound, burst, explode, take off, flee, jump into, jump ship, storm off/out, hurl (insults/rocks), charge into (the fray), shout, yell, dash, hurry, speed, rush, blunder, dive into, fly into a rage, slam (one's brakes)
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Trouble & Complications > Reactions to Complicated Situations > Losing Control
grasp, thrash, freeze, scramble, stumble, spin, stagger, nonplus, spin out of control, tumble, reel, fly into a rage, tear around, lose control, dance around, fall, frazzle, toss and turn, knot up
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Trouble & Complications > Reactions to Complicated Situations > Obstinacy
fend off, bear down, block, withhold, refuse to, balk, throw a temper tantrum, reject, deny, hold off/at bay, eschew, spurn, shut off/down, defend oneself, close off, stop one's ears, plant one's feet, draw a line in the sand
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Trouble & Complications > Reactions to Complicated Situations > Overreacting
jar, cramp, crush, crimp, bar, challenge, unleash, bear down, threaten, explode, ignite, polarize, subvert, undermine, spin out of control, erupt, refuse to, fly off the handle, twist (someone's meaning), pin (blame), demoralize, violate (standards of conduct), ban, forbid, oppose, combat, lose perspective, lose (the confidence of others), blow something out of proportion
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Trouble & Complications > Reactions to Complicated Situations > Reaching an Impasse
crash, stand, freeze, break down, flop, reach an impasse, stall, pause, agree to disagree, opt out, stalemate, deadlock, back (away/down), yield, forfeit, succumb, admit, come to a halt, stand down, fizzle, flatline, hit a roadblock, fail, flame out
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Trouble & Complications > Risking
blindside, manipulate, rig, devise, fix, compromise, threaten, speculate, expose, finagle, resort to, bribe, bluff, hustle, counterfeit, concoct, endanger, risk, put at risk, gamble, imperil, hazard, chance, bet, jeopardize, tamper, forge (papers), deal, fence, dare, play off/with, buck the odds, venture, wager, attempt, subvert, flout, ambuscade
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Trouble & Complications > Ruining a Situation
blindside, wreck, destroy, paralyze, scuttle, resort to, endanger, ruin, doom, spoil, wreak havoc, frustrate, dash (plans/hopes), mess up, stymie, incapacitate, cast a pall, screw up, damage, swamp, snarl up, make difficult, destabilize, put the kibosh on, break up, curtail, bust something up, overreact, fuck up
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Trouble & Complications > Snitching
frame, name, identify, double-deal, double-cross, snitch, inform, sell out, tip off, tattle, hand over, ditch, desert, back out, set up, turn in/on/against, rat on/out, implicate, spill the beans, tell on, let the cat out of the bag, reveal (information), disclose (a hideout), divulge
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Trouble & Complications > Stealing
Trouble & Complications > Stealing > Breaking in or Snatching
seize, grab, force, snatch, swipe, jimmy, rake, unlock, strip, snap up, nab, mug, strip (of possessions), pickpocket, pick a lock, break in, tear (off), burgle, burglarize, intrude, prize open, break and enter, pick (a lock), shoulder
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Trouble & Complications > Stealing > Forgery & Counterfeiting
replicate, forge, imitate, reproduce, simulate, alter, falsify, fake, counterfeit, pirate, pass off as, copy, mock up, doctor, tamper with, present as
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Trouble & Complications > Stealing > Stealing, Robbery & Shoplifting
nick, swipe, pinch, roll, rake, lift, skim, trash, siphon, snap up, steal, carjack, make off with, funnel, commandeer, appropriate, violate, rip off, thieve, case, filch, nab, poach, fence (stolen goods), rob, loot, mug, slip away/off, run off with (stolen goods), hold up, raid, rout, strip (of possessions), pillage, ravage, pocket (stolen merchandise), pirate, abscond, shoplift, usurp, rifle, spirit away, hijack, skyjack, plunder, ransack, pilfer, pickpocket, purloin, despoil, demand (money), commit larceny, gank, hold up (at gunpoint), run contraband
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Trouble & Complications > Stealing > Violating Patents, Copyrights or Trademarks
disregard, appropriate, misappropriate, violate, rip off, pirate, hijack, copy, co-opt, plagiarize, infringe (patent/trademark), torrent, fileshare, download, copy and share (files), alias, steal (intellectual property)
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Trouble & Complications > Strategies for Coping With Challenges
Trouble & Complications > Strategies for Coping With Challenges > Assessing a Situation
analyze, weigh, appraise, sense, listen, examine, observe, check, discern, focus, review, sort out, think through/about, sift through, piece together (a coherent story), rule out, mull over, turn something over in one's mind, assess, locate, fact-check, verify, redefine, intuit, decipher, deliberate, separate (fact from fiction), step back, consider, contemplate, evaluate, explore (accounts), ponder, play out, chew on/over, reflect on, take stock of
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Trouble & Complications > Strategies for Coping With Challenges > Centering Oneself & Regaining Composure
embrace, compose oneself, swallow, adapt, surrender, deal, abandon, redirect, breathe, take a deep breath, manage (one's emotions), center oneself, quiet oneself, reframe, resign oneself to, accept, work with, relinquish (control), reconcile oneself to, come to terms with, identify (one's feelings), practice, make the best of, give up, exchange, step aside/outside, clear one's head, calm (oneself/others), recover one's composure, pull oneself together, get a grip
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Trouble & Complications > Strategies for Coping With Challenges > Contending With Misfortune
struggle, grapple, handle, hunker down, bear, face, hold up, come to terms with, cope, deal with, wing it, hold out/on, do without, pull together/through, plug away, play to a strength, muddle through, contend with, juggle, carry on, endure, settle for/down, persevere, persist, manage, live through, tolerate, shake oneself out of, retrieve, seek (answers/help), come to grips with, ration out (resources), rein in (spending), encounter (opposition), lean on, pay out/off, extricate (oneself from a drama)
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Trouble & Complications > Strategies for Coping With Challenges > Deflection
brush aside, turn away/aside, contain, hide, slink, curb, evade, block, disappear, bluff, finesse, keep quiet, step back, avert (one's eyes), lower (one's eyes), skirt (a topic), excuse oneself, divert (attention), deflect (attention), blunt (one's affect), avoid (attracting anger), ward off, parry, field, hold back, hold in (one's urge to retort), accede, comply, stand down/back, tread lightly, sit still, conform, sidestep, table, defer, dodge, modulate (one's voice), sublimate, self-censor, accommodate, restrain oneself, protect oneself (in a shroud of silence), submit to, stave off
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Trouble & Complications > Strategies for Coping With Challenges > Disentangling Oneself
retreat, disappear, decompress, quiet oneself, excuse oneself, bow out, slink back, back up/off, untangle, disentangle, unknot, extricate oneself, remove oneself, disengage, unsnarl, control (one's level of engagement), simmer down, cool down, chill (out), take a chill pill, hang loose, stay loose, untwist, sequester, remain silent, withdraw, detach
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Trouble & Complications > Strategies for Coping With Challenges > Restraining Oneself
clench, clip, strangle, suffocate, bind, suppress, tether, trap, swaddle, buckle, cinch, tie up/down, restrict, weigh down, censor, stifle, inhibit, sublimate, gag, pin down, shut up/in, hold down, hold in/back/down, silence, limit, abstain, trammel (as though trapped in a net), repress, swallow (an expletive), swallow one's tongue, bite (the bullet), smother (an impulse to fight back), open and close one's mouth
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Trouble & Complications > Strategies for Coping With Challenges > Solving Challenges
Trouble & Complications > Strategies for Coping With Challenges > Solving Challenges > Intervening as a Means of Solving Something
pull apart, separate, drag, intrude, interrupt, intercept, intervene, intercede, involve oneself, step up/forward, interpose oneself, interject, come between, step in/between, put an end to, forestall (a fight)
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Trouble & Complications > Strategies for Coping With Challenges > Solving Challenges > Mechanical or Material Solutions
tinker, repair, replace, devise, overhaul, fix, refit, piece together, improvise, adjust, patch, invent, concoct, salvage, correct, rig up, rejigger, fiddle, cobble together, remove (an obstruction), maintain, service, rebuild, mend, mess around with, restore, refurbish, recondition
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Trouble & Complications > Strategies for Coping With Challenges > Solving Challenges > Thinking Through a Solution to a Situation
figure out, mold, fix, rescue, strategize, guess, modify, alter, anticipate, redo, piece together, invent, finesse, persuade, concoct, juggle, puzzle out, work out, get to the bottom of, come up with, put (heads together), hit upon (a solution), turn (something around), turn to, think something through, rethink, figure in, debate, reason, salvage, correct, extemporize, justify, hatch (a plan), substantiate, predict (outcomes), foresee (potential consequences), calculate, shape (a plan), straighten out, comb through
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Trouble & Complications > Strategies for Coping With Challenges > Tolerating Unpleasantness
handle, stand, suffer, strain, shoulder, accept, carry on, endure, live through, tolerate, restrain oneself, abide, hold one's tongue, hold out/up/on, smile, grin and bear, buck up, refuse to (give up), exercise (restraint), soldier, take, grin and bear it, suck it up, swallow one's pride, let go, resign oneself, rise (to the occasion), put up with, prove (one's mettle), withstand, survive, manage to, carry on/out, fortify oneself (for the long haul), stomach, reconcile, swallow (a bitter pill), wait (for something to pass), man up, exercise restraint
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Walking & Running > Difficult Walking
Walking & Running > Difficult Walking > Struggling to Walk
bump, jerk, drag, schlep, trundle, slide, bend, sag, falter, slog through, trudge, totter, grunt, crawl, lurch, pant, plod along, slip, worm one's way, stumble, weave, drift, waver, weaken, stagger, weigh down, tumble, reel, fall, pause, lean on, manage to, exhaust, tire, weary, shuffle, push through, trip, buckle (at the knees), lag behind, fall behind, straggle, trek, tramp, limp, hobble, slosh through, stoop (under a load), strain under, inch along, trail behind, shamble, favor (one leg)
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Walking & Running > Difficult Walking > What Causes Pedestrians or Hikers to Grow Tired
cramp, strangle, contract, wind, stiffen, soak, beat down, engulf, encumber, exhaust, blister, dehydrate, spasm, slow one down, wear one down, clog one's lungs
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Walking & Running > How Pedestrians Adjust to the Environment
Walking & Running > How Pedestrians Adjust to the Environment > Adjusting One's Direction to Physical Obstacles
straddle, thread, follow, cut across, crisscross, circle, creep around, turn around, zigzag, backtrack, turn back, pick one's way, make one's way, perambulate, wend one's way
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Walking & Running > How Pedestrians Adjust to the Environment > Making One's Way Around Obstacles (on Foot)
stoop, duck, break free, worm one's way, scramble, cross, detour, deviate, manage to, avoid, slip through/around, backtrack, pick one's way, make one's way, circle back, circumvent, work one's way, barge through, jump over/around, hop over, step over/around, circle around, crawl under/around, slog through (mud/slush), hurry through (a dark alley), slip (on ice), slide over (ice), cross the street
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Walking & Running > Leaving on Foot
Walking & Running > Leaving on Foot > Taking Leave
part, skedaddle, file out, exit, vanish, desert, abandon, quit, excuse oneself, bow out, withdraw, check out, vacate, depart, evacuate, escape, bluster, storm, walk out/away, slip out/away, step out, back up/away, duck out, vamoose, follow (someone out the door), tuck tail, bid adieu, sail out, go
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Walking & Running > Making Headway on Foot
schlep, turn toward, slog through, chase, plod along, tread, cover, cut across, thread through, explore, progress, hike, end up, make one's way, make headway, inch, trek, backpack, tramp, blaze (a trail), traipse, cross (bridge/border), lumber, slosh through, roam over (the hills), follow (a trail), set foot in
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Walking & Running > Running & Chasing
Walking & Running > Running & Chasing > Chasing
flit, chase, race, hunt, follow, track, trail, pursue, stalk, hound, tail, catch up, gain on, give chase to, run after, scare off, tear after, drive off/away
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Walking & Running > Running & Chasing > Fleeing
scoot, split, skip, bolt, skedaddle, retreat, vanish, disappear, take off, abscond, skip town, flee, dash, escape, duck out, vamoose, turn tail, run away/off, run for it, cut out, scram, break free/out, slip away, cut and run, beat it, make a getaway, take to one's heels, take flight, head for the hills, get away
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Walking & Running > Running & Chasing > Hurrying or Speeding Up on Foot
tear, belt, pelt, drive, boost, fly, skitter, scurry, chase, dart, race, run, scramble, scamper, scuttle, pursue, streak, gain momentum, zip, zoom, dash, hurry, rush, speed up, quicken, surge, hightail it, press on, hasten, sprint, race-walk, gather speed, run after, hotfoot it, break into a run, make haste, move it, step it, get moving, shake a leg, push oneself, turn tail, rush around
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Walking & Running > Running & Chasing > Jogging & Running
pelt, scoot, fly, scatter, sweat, perspire, charge, dart, gallop, lope, pace, race, pant, run, stampede, scramble, scamper, skedaddle, bound, zip, burst, hustle, dash, hurry, speed, rush, huff, quicken, bustle, barge, whip, barrel, gasp, hightail it, hurtle, hasten, time, sprint, glisten with sweat, whiz, veer, jog, hoof-tail it, hotfoot it, rush around
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Walking & Running > Strolling & Wandering
divert, slide, wind, float, glide, roam, amble, slip, creep along, wind (along a narrow road), have a look (at a town), take a stroll, take a walk, take in (one's surroundings), drift, flow, lag, troll, dally, dawdle, stray, savor, linger, loiter, end up, wander, rove, creep, tarry, meander, stroll, promenade, mosey, sightsee, journey, get lost, saunter, travel, wind (down curvy streets), lose one's way, round (the corner), go
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Walking & Running > Vigorous Walking
smash, mash, thump, pound, squash, flatten, crush, clack, scale, strut, click, troop, stomp, lope, prance, pace, stamp, clomp, trample, tread, clamber, scuttle, splash, swagger, dash, hike, step on, barge, barrel, ring out, stride, romp, press on, march, trek, tramp, clatter, clump, tromp, splosh, slop through, swing (one's arms), tear around/through, knock over/down, crunch (leaves underfoot), power-walk, go, rush around
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Walking & Running > Ways of Walking
trundle, slide, buck, trudge, pad, stir, clack, hop, flit, leap, strut, jump, skip, totter, skitter, glide, click, troop, roam, caper, frolic, slink, lope, prance, pace, gambol, tread, edge, clamber, scuttle, skulk, steal, swaddle, weave, undulate, file in, swagger, sneak, tiptoe, sidle, sway, dance around, step back, hike, shuffle, trip, stride, romp, sashay, toddle, march, inch, trek, stroll, clatter, traipse, mosey, saunter, toe, ease one's way, lollop, lumber, jaunt, limp, hobble, shamble, sail out into, go, rush around
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