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Move slowly and carefully in order to avoid being heard or noticed

To move or act at a slow speed

To move very slowly (towards something)

To move slowly with the abdomen close to the ground

To move slowly with the abdomen close to the ground

Defeat narrowly

To walk while shuffling or dragging the feet

To move somewhere in a slow and steady way

Invade another's property, business

To drip or dribble down vertically (in drops)

To depart quietly, without being noticed

To move (something or oneself) slowly and carefully

To extend or cause to extend in a particular direction

Avoid, get out of responsibility

Experience or cause to experience a slight prickling or stinging sensation

To replace one's clothing

A detestable person

A person who behaves obsequiously in the hope of advancement

Something that is made larger by size or amount

A person in attendance at a royal court

A person or thing which causes annoyance

A person with a disordered mental state, or seemingly so

Involving secret work within a community or organization, especially for the purposes of police investigation or espionage

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Verb

Move slowly and carefully in order to avoid being heard or noticed

insinuate oneself

approach unnoticed

move on all fours

move on hands and knees

crawl on all fours

go on all fours

prostrate oneself

go on hands and knees

drag oneself along

pull oneself along

advance stealthily

pull yourself along

move at snail's pace

move at a snail's pace

extricate oneself

change position

move restlessly

feel uncomfortable

move spasmodically

move convulsively

be on pins and needles

be like a cat on hot bricks

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“Sometimes, when Josie knew know no one would notice, she'd creep downstairs to the kitchen as quiet as a mouse and tiptoe out the back door when the cook wasn't looking.”

Verb

To move or act at a slow speed

drag one's feet

take one's time

get no place fast

while away time

play a waiting game

put off doing something

use delaying tactics

play games with

fritter time away

scrounge around

sit on one's butt

bring up the rear

tag along behind

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Verb

To move very slowly (towards something)

get no place fast

appear to pass slowly

encounter difficulty

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Verb

To move slowly with the abdomen close to the ground

approach unnoticed

move stealthily

insinuate yourself

move with stealth

insinuate oneself

conceal oneself

keep out of sight

conceal yourself

lie in wait for

watch one's step

worm one's way into

curry favor with^US

curry favour^UK

ingratiate oneself with

worm your way in

ingratiate yourself

curry favour with^UK

work one's way into

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Verb

To move slowly with the abdomen close to the ground

prostrate oneself

be servile towards

be sycophantic towards

curry favor with^US

curry favour with^UK

dance attendance on

ingratiate oneself with

rub up the right way

lick someone's boots

behave obsequiously

be obsequious towards

keep someone sweet

be obsequious to

kiss one's feet

fall on one's knees

ingratiate yourself

seek the favour of

ingratiate yourself with

lie down and roll over

try to get on the good side of

win the favor of

be sycophantic to

abase oneself to

praise to excess

fall over oneself for

curry favour^UK

bow and scrape before

abase oneself before

be at beck and call

praise to the skies

sing the praises of

lay it on thick

lay it on with a trowel

demean oneself to

prostrate oneself to

bow and scrape to

scratch one's back

kiss the feet of

humble yourself

demean yourself

get in good with

rub the right way

efface yourself

degrade yourself

debase yourself

kiss someone's feet

suck up to someone

try to win over

prostrate yourself

get on all fours

insinuate oneself

insinuate yourself

express admiration for

say nice things about

compliment excessively

wax lyrical about

pay blandishments to

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Verb

Defeat narrowly

advance stealthily

insinuate yourself

move stealthily

insinuate oneself

move into position

move with stealth

approach unnoticed

watch one's step

conceal oneself

conceal yourself

keep out of sight

lie in wait for

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Verb

To walk while shuffling or dragging the feet

walk with difficulty

walk with a limp

move falteringly

walk unsteadily

lose your footing

lose your balance

move unsteadily

walk like a duck

appear to pass slowly

encounter difficulty

get no place fast

drag one's feet

take one's time

fritter away time

while away time

while away the time

twiddle your thumbs

idle away the hours

play a waiting game

bring up the rear

fritter time away

use delaying tactics

not lift a finger

while away hours

put off doing something

kick your heels

take one's own sweet time

take things easy

go for a stroll

scrounge around

do nothing much

pussyfoot around

drag your heels

blow hot and cold

sit on one's butt

stretch oneself

while away the hours

play games with

kick the can down the road

postpone action

take a raincheck

sit on one's hands

make yourself at home

sit back and do nothing

get some exercise

leave to another time

put on the back burner

establish yourself

establish oneself

lie down on job

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Verb

To move somewhere in a slow and steady way

change position

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Verb

Invade another's property, business

impose yourself

make inroads into

stick nose into

put two cents in

thrust oneself in

exert influence on

leave a mark on

have an effect on

make an impact on

have a bearing on

make an impression on

break someone's train of thought

break train of thought

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Verb

Wend your way

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Spill over

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To drip or dribble down vertically (in drops)

reach gradually

rain cats and dogs

come down in sheets

come down in torrents

come down in stair rods

keep steady pace

travel at a constant speed

keep a steady pace

rain stair rods

be chucking it down

come down in bucketloads

come down in buckets

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Verb

To depart quietly, without being noticed

make oneself scarce

take oneself off

abstract oneself

beat a hasty retreat

make a break for it

head for the hills

make your escape

do a disappearing act

make a quick exit

take it on the lam

make your getaway

take to your heels

make a run for it

show a clean pair of heels

absent yourself

take your leave

make yourself scarce

make quick exit

step on the gas

make one's escape

sling your hook

go jump in the lake

go and jump in the lake

be off with you

take yourself off

seclude oneself

take one's leave

take a long walk on a short pier

go to one's room

sever connections

get out of my sight

make like a tree and get out of here

make like a tree and leave

depart this life

get on your bike

be put out to pasture

be pensioned off

shut oneself away in

betake yourself

be superannuated

make a sudden departure

obtain somebody's release

go their separate ways

go separate ways

get on the road

begin one's journey

go off in a huff

extricate oneself

take to the air

leave the ground

become airborne

put out to pasture

do vanishing act

stop participating in

stop participating

go and chase yourself

take your leave of

absent oneself from

take yourself off from

take French leave

take oneself off from

detach yourself

shut oneself away

betake oneself to

throw in the towel

hand in resignation

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Verb

To move (something or oneself) slowly and carefully

Verb

To extend or cause to extend in a particular direction

extend the duration of

keep something going

drag one's feet

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Avoid, get out of responsibility

play truant from

be remiss about

pay little attention to

pay no attention to

lie down on job

give the slip to

turn your back on

give a wide berth to

take no notice of

have nothing to do with

find a way round

keep one's distance from

pussyfoot around

throw off the scent

break away from

slip through the net of

give someone the slip

fail to remember

put the move on

give someone a wide berth

give the runaround

give a wide berth

keep out of the way of

extricate oneself from

find a way out of

let something slide

duck out of the way of

swerve away from

get out of the way of

sneak away from

give somebody the slip

slip through the net

be beyond someone

let something go downhill

let something go to seed

be oblivious to

turn a blind eye to

cut someone dead

give someone the brush-off

give someone the go-by

cut someone cold

give the cold shoulder to

outmanoeuvre^UK

move to the side

find a way around

go around the barn

lead on a merry chase

escape the clutches of

play hookey from

go into arrears

put on the cuff

meet under arch

see in the alley

hop the wag from

play the wag from

be non-committal

let well enough alone

have no truck with

sidestep the issue

beat about the bush

fudge the issue

duck the question

parry questions

dodge the issue

fail to care for

keep one's distance

be irresponsible

think little of

fail to provide for

not trouble oneself

throw to the winds

fail to look after

keep at arm's length

procrastinate over

look the other way

turn a deaf ear to

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Verb

Experience or cause to experience a slight prickling or stinging sensation

Verb

To replace one's clothing

put on evening dress

wear formal clothes

apparel oneself

make attractive

tart oneself up

rig oneself out in

doll oneself up in

tog oneself out in

pour oneself into

deck oneself out in

tog oneself up in

array oneself in

dress oneself in

clothe oneself in

accoutre oneself in

clothe yourself in

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Noun

A detestable person

snake in the grass

nasty piece of work

good-for-nothing

unprincipled person

despicable person

unpleasant person

reprehensible person

enfant terrible

dastardly person

despicable people

dregs of society

lowest of the low

confidence trickster

juvenile delinquent

person responsible

black marketeer

practical joker

wanted criminal

confidence woman

public enemy number one

devil incarnate

mischievous person

slippery customer

member of a criminal gang

member of the family

member of the Mafia

mischievous child

life of the party

malignant spirit

second-story worker

second-story man

smooth operator

confidence artist

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“Why did that little creep have to be right about everything?”

Noun

A person who behaves obsequiously in the hope of advancement

obsequious person

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Noun

Something that is made larger by size or amount

intensification

maximisation^UK

maximization^US

optimisation^UK

optimization^US

aggrandisement^UK

aggrandizement^US

upward movement

price increases

exponential growth

increase in size

virtuous circle

dramatic increase

sudden increase

diversification

snowball effect

geometric growth

producing young

pretentiousness

explosive growth

condition deepening

significant addition

making progress

reduplification

bells and whistles

something added

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Noun

A person in attendance at a royal court

lady-in-waiting

lady of the bedchamber

personal assistant

lady in waiting

right-hand woman

attendant company

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Noun

A person or thing which causes annoyance

pain in the backside

pain in the bum

pain in the neck

pain in the rear

bane of one's life

source of aggravation

source of annoyance

source of irritation

thorn in one's flesh

thorn in one's side

pain in the behind

thorn in your flesh

source of vexation

troublesomeness

unfortunateness

stroke of bad luck

source of difficulty

incommodiousness

source of trouble

blot on the landscape

source of disruption

self-punishment

self-flagellation

thorn in the flesh

trials and tribulations

cause for concern

cause of annoyance

lack of comfort

reverse of fortune

tiresome person

inopportuneness

thorn in your side

pressurization^US

pressurisation^UK

negative aspect

stumbling block

fatal attraction

frightful spectacle

grotesque sight

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Noun

Slow pace

tortoise's pace

Noun

A person with a disordered mental state, or seemingly so

deranged person

antisocial personality

unstable personality

disturbed person

unbalanced person

have a screw loose

psychiatric patient

have bats in the belfry

eccentric person

non compos mentis

unorthodox person

square peg in a round hole

mental defective

fish out of water

round peg in a square hole

practical joker

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Adjective

Involving secret work within a community or organization, especially for the purposes of police investigation or espionage

hole-and-corner

cloak-and-dagger

behind-the-scenes

under-the-table

under the table

hole-in-the-corner

behind someone's back

under-the-counter

dishonourable^UK

unrecognizable^US

dishonorable^US

double-crossing

unrecognisable^UK

not for publication

not to be disclosed

strictly confidential

not for circulation

not to be made public

unauthorized^US

unauthorised^UK

cloak and dagger

insurrectionary

insurrectionist

mom^US

mum^UK

hole and corner

in holes and corners

unsportsmanlike

behind the scenes

under one's hat

close to one's chest

not in the public domain

indistinguishable

sailing under false colours

impossible to detect

not to be trusted

against the rules

of dubious character

potentially illegal

not to be depended on

under the counter

unconscientious

not entirely truthful

terminologically inexact

stop-at-nothing

playing politics

not trustworthy

against the law

not to be relied upon

not straightforward

economical with the truth

like a snake in the grass

misrepresenting

committing perjury

snake in the grass

gone to the dogs

lacking sincerity

with tongue in cheek

not quite right

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