23
dawdle(verb, play, fail, delay, draw)
19
linger(verb, stop, settle, fail, delay)
17
delay(verb, stop, settle, draw, continue)
17
toy(verb, work, play, abuse, waste)
16
flirt(verb, work, play, abuse, waste)
16
play(verb, work, abuse, waste, have)
16
trifle(verb, work, play, delay, abuse)
14
loiter(verb, stop, settle, play, fail)
14
lag(verb, stop, settle, delay, draw)
14
philander(verb, play, abuse, waste, trick)
14
procrastinate(verb, stop, settle, fail, delay)
11
coquet(verb, play, abuse, waste, trick)
11
fool(verb, play, abuse, waste, trick)
11
idle(verb, play, fail, delay, abuse)
11
tarry(verb, stop, settle, fail, delay)
9
put off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, fail, delay)
9
stall(verb, stop, delay, stay, rest)
8
poke(verb, move, fail, delay, draw)
8
trail(verb, fail, delay, diminish, follow)
8
wait(verb, stop, settle, delay, continue)
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