2
lurk
2
mess around(verb, expression, abuse, trick, confuse)
2
mooch
2
mosey(verb, delay, stay, idle, remain)
2
move slowly(expression, idiom, inactivity, slowness)
2
muck about(verb, expression, phrasal verb, idle, clown)
2
philander(verb, play, abuse, waste, trick)
2
piddle(delay, wait, linger, loiter, dally)
2
play games with(expression, idiom, play, delay, abuse)
2
prolong(verb, hold, keep, block, delay)
2
protract(verb, hold, keep, block, delay)
2
remain(verb, stop, delay, stay, rest)
2
remand(verb, hold, keep, block, stay)
2
resort(wait, linger, loiter)
2
shamble(verb, wait, shuffle, linger, hang)
2
slacken(verb, hold, check, keep, fail)
2
slow goer(expression, idiom, slowness)
2
snail
2
stagger(verb, fail, delay, diminish, decrease)
2
stick around(verb, expression, delay, stay, rest)
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