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loll(verb, delay, stay, idle, remain)
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lumber(verb, delay, stay, idle, remain)
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mope(verb, delay, stay, idle, remain)
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mosey(verb, delay, stay, idle, remain)
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pause(cool, delay, hesitate, postpone, dawdle)
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play a waiting game(expression, idiom, cool, delay, hesitate)
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play for time(expression, idiom, cool, delay, hesitate)
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plod(verb, delay, stay, idle, remain)
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poke(verb, delay, stay, idle, remain)
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prolong(delay, hesitate, postpone, dawdle, adjourn)
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protract(delay, hesitate, postpone, dawdle, adjourn)
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put off(verb, expression, delay, stay, idle)
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putter(verb, delay, stay, idle, remain)
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remain(verb, delay, stay, idle, wait)
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retard(delay, hesitate, postpone, dawdle, adjourn)
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saunter(verb, delay, stay, idle, remain)
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shilly-shally(cool, delay, hesitate, postpone, dawdle)
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shuffle(verb, delay, stay, idle, remain)
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sit around(verb, expression, delay, stay, idle)
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slouch(verb, delay, stay, idle, remain)
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