“The men plod, doggedly, with large, unwieldy blackboards slung over their shoulders, but everywhere they look, nobody is interested in reading and writing when living from day to day is such a concern.”

Verb

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To move very slowly (towards something)

crawl

move at a snail's pace

maneuver^US

manoeuvre^UK

temporize^US

temporise^UK

put off doing something

let the grass grow under one's feet

appear to pass slowly

kick the can down the road

avoid doing something

keep from doing something

employ delaying tactics

use dilatory tactics

put on the back burner

take one's own sweet time

avoid committing oneself

use Fabian tactics

avoid making a decision

balk^US

baulk^UK

stop what you're doing

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“The bearcats plod stealthily behind me. Soon, I'm surrounded still by a chorus of low growls.”

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To work slowly and perseveringly, typically at a dull or laborious task

labour^UK

labor^US

endeavor^US

endeavour^UK

plow^US

plough^UK

work your fingers to the bone

keep your nose to the grindstone

give it your best shot

make an all-out effort

work oneself to the bone

pull out all the stops

give something one's all

put yourself out

move heaven and earth

do your utmost

peg along

work at

burn the candle at both ends

give something one's best shot

put one's back into something

keep nose to grindstone

go back to the salt mines

make a supreme effort

push oneself to the limit

try very hard

go all out for

spare no effort

drive oneself to the limit

proceed with difficulty

use some elbow grease

put one's shoulder to the wheel

leave no stone unturned

concentrate

take on

have a crack at

put one's back into it

study

get down to it

work late

burn the midnight oil

go the whole nine yards

have one's nose to grindstone

put up a fight against

direct your efforts towards

take great pains

set one's shoulder to the wheel

have a go at

try for

shoot for

pour one's heart into it

put one's heart and soul into it

go all in

leave nothing in the tank

lay it all on the line

put pedal to the metal

put it all on the line

give it all you've got

put in one hundred percent

give one hundred percent

put the pedal to the metal

put effort into something

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“He would find himself locked in a room upstairs, trying to plod through his homework, while Nick was tearing around the house.”

Verb

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To walk with effort through water or another liquid or viscous substance

Noun

An officer of the law

law enforcement officer

John Law

law enforcement agent

mounted police officer

forces of law and order

Old Bill

law-enforcement agent

law-enforcement officer

drug enforcement officer

DEA

narco

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Noun

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The police or law enforcement

law enforcement agency

law enforcement

officers of the law

vice squad

forces of law and order

drug squad

fraud squad

law enforcement officers

law-enforcement officers

law enforcement officer

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Noun

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A long and difficult walk

traveling^US

travelling^UK

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Noun

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A person's manner of walking or the sound made as they walk

way of carrying oneself

way of holding oneself

run

way of moving

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