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clock watcher
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close off(verb, expression, check, delay, hinder)
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coach
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compromise
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confine(verb, hold, keep, block, stay)
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cool(verb, delay, hesitate, postpone, stall)
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crimp(verb, check, delay, hinder, lessen)
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curb(verb, hold, keep, block, stay)
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dabble(verb, play, abuse, waste, trick)
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dallier
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dangle(verb, draw, follow, extend, trace)
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dawdled
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dawdler
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dawdling
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decelerate(verb, check, delay, hinder, lessen)
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detain(verb, hold, check, keep, block)
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deter(verb, hold, keep, block, stay)
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diddle-daddle(verb, delay, linger, loiter, bumming)
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diddler
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dillydallier
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