Forum: English Questions 
Jul 4th, 2011, 05:40 am
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Thanks - but there's still one left :)
h)I scrambled/clambered up the mountain to find the best viewpoint of the island.
An easy one though. Both of them mean to climb with difficulty (and...
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Forum: English Questions
Jul 2nd, 2011, 03:55 am
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g) The man was staggering/lurching/tottering/wobbling outside the pub. (Is totter also used when you feel weak or dizzy?)
wobble : let's get rid of this one first - it's not relevant here. wobble...
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Forum: English Questions
Jun 30th, 2011, 03:49 am
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f) He was found wandering/prowling/loitering the neighborhood. (Do prowl and loiter imply he wanted to commit a crime?)
wander = to walk around without aiming to go anywhere in particular.
prowl =...
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Forum: English Questions
Jun 29th, 2011, 03:10 am
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e) We trudged/plodded through the snow.
Not a great deal of difference here.
plod = to walk slowly, with difficulty, but steadily. It's often used with reference to animals
For three days, their...
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Forum: English Questions
Jun 28th, 2011, 04:04 am
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d) A gang of youths were loitering/lingering outside the cinema.
These two aren't ways of walking at all but of "remaining" somewhere.
Linger : This means that something/someone stays somewhere...
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Forum: English Questions
Jun 27th, 2011, 03:18 am
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Example (c) was : I managed to creep/slink/sneak/tiptoe up behind the burglar before he noticed me. All are possible, except slink.
creep : move very quietly and slowly. Examples :
As soon as I...
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Forum: English Questions
Jun 26th, 2011, 05:45 am
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Here are some ideas regarding (B)
The children dashed/scuttled/scurried/sprinted/scampered off as soon as the headmaster appeared
dashed is fairly straightforward. It just means to go very...
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Forum: English Questions
Jun 21st, 2011, 03:11 am
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Replies: 12
Views: 8,814 Re: Ways of walking
Don't have time to deal with all these Ana Laura - will start with (A) and try and come back another time for others - though I'm sure other people will come in too.
A) Either would be OK here....
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