3
shuffle(verb, fail, delay, diminish, decrease)
3
slug(inactivity, slowness)
3
sluggard(inactivity, slowness)
3
take one's time(verb, expression, idiom, fast, inactivity)
3
take time(expression, idiom, lateness)
3
wander(verb, drift, stroll, stray, saunter)
3
waver(verb, hesitate, irresolution)
2
Fall
2
abide(verb, stop, delay, stay, rest)
2
arrest(verb, hold, check, keep, block)
2
back off(verb, expression, check, delay, hinder)
2
be lost(expression, idiom)
2
bugger
2
butterfly
2
clog(verb, hold, check, keep, block)
2
continue(verb, delay, stay, idle, remain)
2
coquette
2
defer(verb, hold, check, keep, block)
2
do nothing(expression, idiom, inactivity)
2
doodle(verb, play, abuse, waste, trick)
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