unit 7 - movement

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cordon off
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to close an area to people and vehicles: The building was cordoned off and only employees with building IDs could enter.
creep up on
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to move towards someone quietly and slowly, especially because you want to surprise them I didn’t notice him creeping up on me.
fall behind
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to move more slowly than other people so that you are behind them After five miles Tara was tired and started to fall behind.
go astray
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away from the correct path or correct way of doing something: The letter must have gone astray in the post.
head off
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to start a journey or leave a place: What time are you heading off?
hold back
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powstrzymać
move in
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wprowadzać się
move on
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to leave the place where you are staying and go somewhere else: I've lived in this town long enough - it's time to move on.
move out
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to stop living in a particular home: Her landlord has given her a week to move out
move over
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She moved over to let me pass.
pull over
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If a vehicle pulls over, it moves to the side of the road and stops: Just pull over here, and I'll get out and walk the rest of the way.
step aside
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odsunąć się na bok
slip away
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to leave secretly: He slipped away while we were all sleeping.
stop off
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to visit or stay at a place for a short time when you are going somewhere else: He arrived in Athens on June 21, after stopping off at Frankfurt.
tip up
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to turn a container upside down so that the things inside it come out
walk out
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to suddenly leave a person who needs you or a situation that depends on you Her husband had walked out on her a year before. I was afraid you’d walk out of my life again.
ASCEND
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to move up or climb something: They slowly ascended the steep path up the mountain.
CLAMBER
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to climb up, across, or into somewhere with difficulty, using the hands and the feet: They clambered over/up the rocks. I clambered into/onto the bus. She clambered into bed.
CLENCH
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ZACISKAĆto close or hold something very tightly, often in a determined or angry way: The old man clenched his fist and waved it angrily at us.
CLUTCH
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to take or try to take hold of something tightly, usually in fear, worry, or pain: Silent and pale, she clutched (onto) her mother's hand.
DASH
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to go somewhere quickly: The dog ran off, and she dashed after him.
DESCEND
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to go or come down: The path descended steeply into the valley. Jane descended the stairs.
FLOW
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to move in one direction; Many short rivers flow into the Pacific Ocean.
FUMBLE
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to do something awkwardly, especially when using your hands: I fumbled with the lock. He fumbled in his pockets for some change
ROAM
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To move about or travel, especially without a clear idea of what you are going to do: After the bars close, gangs of youths roam the city streets.
SKID
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o slide along a surface so that you have no control: Tony's car skidded on some ice and hit a tree.
STRIDE
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an important positive development: The West made impressive strides in improving energy efficiency after the huge rises in oil prices during the 70s.
VELOCITY
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the speed at which an object is travelling: Light travels at the highest achievable velocity in the universe.

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