“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.”

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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

put on the back burner

employ delaying tactics

fiddle about

take one's own sweet time

avoid committing oneself

surcease

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

give it your best shot

make an all-out effort

dig deeper

do your damnedest

keep your nose to the grindstone

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

strain every nerve

go for the doctor

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

leave no stone unturned

have a stab

use some elbow grease

try as hard as one can

put one's back into it

go the whole nine yards

have one's nose to grindstone

put up a fight against

direct your efforts towards

make a special effort

put one's shoulder to the wheel

give it all you've got

put in one hundred percent

give one hundred percent

leave nothing in the tank

put it all on the line

lay it all on the line

go all in

put one's heart and soul into it

put pedal to the metal

put the pedal to the metal

get down to it

put in work

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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

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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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