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Flashcards in Lesson 65 Deck (13)
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Pop / nip / whizz / dart / zip

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Fast movement but are used mainly for going short distances

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Race / dash / tear

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Going somewhere very quickly on foot or by a means of transport

2
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Bolt

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Fast movement over a short distance but it also has the added association of running away from something

3
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Career

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Something is moving rapidly and is out of control

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Scamper / scurry / scuttle

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Small rapid steps, often of lots of small animals together

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Accelerate

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Emphasize the fact that speed is increasing (used only about transport)

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Speed up

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Emphasize the fact that speed is increasing ( refer to movement on foot)

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Plunge / plummet

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A downward movement as well as speed

8
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Soar / rocket

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A fast upward movement

9
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Crawl / creep

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Emphasize that the movement is slow

10
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Totter

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A fairly slow in movement

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Sidle

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To walk anxiously and nervously

12
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Dawdle

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To move more slowly than is necessary or to waste time