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slip away, steal away, sneak away, sneak off, sneak out

v. leave furtively and stealthily; "The lecture was boring and many students slipped out when the instructor turned towards the blackboard"

elapse, lapse, pass, slip by, glide by, slip away, go by, slide by, go along

v. pass by; "three years elapsed"

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recede

v. become faint or more distant; "the unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she grew older"

dwindle, dwindle away, dwindle down

v. become smaller or lose substance; "Her savings dwindled down"

subside, settle

v. sink down or precipitate; "the mud subsides when the waters become calm"

make, work

v. proceed along a path; "work one's way through the crowd"; "make one's way into the forest"

travel by, pass by, surpass, go past, go by, pass

v. move past; "A black limousine passed by when she looked out the window"; "He passed his professor in the hall"; "One line of soldiers surpassed the other"

die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass, kick the bucket, cash in one's chips, buy the farm, conk, give-up the ghost, drop dead, pop off, choke, croak, snuff it

v. pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102"

slip, sneak

v. pass on stealthily; "He slipped me the key when nobody was looking"

slip

v. move easily; "slip into something comfortable"

slip, sneak

v. pass on stealthily; "He slipped me the key when nobody was looking"

slip

v. move easily; "slip into something comfortable"

glide

v. move smoothly and effortlessly

slither, slide

v. to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly; "They slid through the wicket in the big gate"

travel, go, move, locomote

v. change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"

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