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• stealthily: No more, he swore, would he stealthily creep, Sheep in hand, in the dark, o'er the college wall!

• slowly: Mr Tompkins allowed a satisfied, calm smile to creep slowly across his face.

• quietly: At night I'd hear your gentle paws Quietly creep out of the back room into ours.

Object

• rhizome: Wood Sorrel is a most interesting plant, which rises from slender creeping rhizomes.

• fescue: The ley can be grazed intensively throughout the year and the creeping red fescue has excellent repairing qualities for the heavy users.

• barrage: The ' creeping barrage ' tactic meant that the infantry advanced closely behind a cleverly orchestrated artillery barrage.

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• through: Hope he is not too traumatized by the experience - we all let the odd mistake creep through.

• around: And you then creep around in your shoes to get rid of the cramp!

Particle object: down_obj

• stair: I creep down the stairs, still laboring under the delusion that I can put off the breakfast ordeal until a more reasonable hour.

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• upwards: We also noted the age profile of backpackers was creeping upwards.

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• up: In 2003 sales were creeping up to the £ 0.5 million mark.

• along: All is well, we are creeping along nicely.