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Other / Move

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swerve - To turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course to avoid something in front of you.

The van swerved to avoid the car suddenly stopping in front of it.

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Bad / Dangerous

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fester - For negative feelings to get worse because they are not being dealt with

After their fight, Joan and David had a long talk to patch things up, because they didn't want to let any bad feelings fester.

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Other / Slowly

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ramble - To walk for pleasure, typically without a definite route.

Sometimes on the weekend, Joe would like to just ramble in the woods and think about the week that was and the week that was about to be.

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Other / Sound

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rustle - To make a soft, muffled crackling sound like that caused by the movement of dry leaves or paper

The autumn leaves rustled when the dog jumped on the pile.

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Good / Big

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amass - To accumulate a large amount of something gradually, especially wealth, knowledge, or resources.

She amassed enough evidence to support the conlusions of her research.

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Good / Busy

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gallivant - To move from one place to another in the pursuit of pleasure or entertainment

After he graduated high school, Damian decided to gallivant across Europe for a whole year instead of heading straight to college.

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Bad / Hurt

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strangle - To try to kill someone by squeezing their throat

When Martha's boss shouted at her, she felt like was ready to strangle him, a feeling that she thankfully was able to control