| saunter(verb, fail, delay, diminish, decrease) |
| string along(verb, expression, keep, play, draw) |
| tease(verb, play, fool, pitch, toy) |
| temporize(verb, stop, cool, delay, stay) |
| toy with |
| wanton(verb, play, abuse, waste, trick) |
| abide(verb, stop, delay, continue, stay) |
| bide(verb, stop, settle, delay, continue) |
| bill and coo(expression, idiom, endearment) |
| bring |
| dandle(verb, fool, tease, fiddle) |
| defer(verb, delay, pause, hesitate, postpone) |
| drift(verb, delay, stay, relax, lie) |
| fiddle-faddle |
| fidget(verb, play, abuse, waste, trick) |
| flag(fail, draw, diminish, follow, decrease) |
| fritter away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, delay, stay) |
| halt(verb, stop, settle, delay, draw) |
| hang back(verb, expression, stop, fail, delay) |
| hold everything(expression, stop, delay, stay, rest) |