swoop -
(especially of a bird) move rapidly downward through the air
Once it spotted its prey on the ground, the eagle swooped in with its talons ready.
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Move
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stampede -
A sudden panicked rush of a number of horses, cattle, or other animals
The elephants stampeded towards the poachers, who were now scared for their lives.
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Slow
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slog -
To move with determination against difficult obstacles
After their boat got stuck in the swamp, Anne, Joyce, and Mary climbed out and slogged through the swamp for an hour before they got to solid land.
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Nervous
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vacillate -
To waver between different opinions or actions; to be indecisive.
He would vacillate between a career in business - that would be more secure - or in acting, something that he loved to do.
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Aggressive
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nab -
To catch someone doing something wrong or illegal
The police nabbed the person who tried to blow up the World Trade Center 1993, when he went to the car rental to get back his deposit for the van he had blown up.
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Dishonest
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hijack -
To unlawfully seize control of a vehicle, especially an aircraft, while in transit.
The pirates tried to hijack the cargo ship off the coast.
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Body
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bloat -
To become swollen with fluid or gas.
After eating the large plate of baked beans, Fred felt like his stomach was so bloated that he might float away like a balloon.
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Unfriendly
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relegate -
To move someone or something to a less important role or status.
He felt unfairly relegated to simple accounting tasks, despite his superior and varied qualifications and experience.
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Unhappy
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pout -
Push one's lips or one's bottom lip forward as an expression of petulant annoyance or in order to make oneself look sexually attractive
Angelina Jolie is known for pouting her unique lips to appear more attractive.
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Body
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drool -
Drop saliva uncontrollably from the mouth
Any time he thought of donuts, Homer would drool uncontrollably and make his shirt wet.
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amass -
To accumulate something gradually, especially wealth, knowledge, or resources.
She amassed enough evidence to support the conlusions of her research.
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Unhappy
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grumble -
Complain or protest about something in a bad-tempered but typically muted way
Susie grumbled silently when her mother told her to do her homework.
