2
string along(verb, expression, play, draw, abuse)
2
tail(verb, stop, fail, draw, diminish)
2
toddle(verb, delay, idle, shuffle, drift)
2
tool(verb, stop, fail, delay, diminish)
2
tortoise
2
toy(noun, verb, play, abuse, waste)
2
trail behind(expression, shuffle, hang, creep, crawl)
2
walk slowly(expression, idiom)
2
waste(verb, pass, play, abuse, trick)
1
adjourn(verb, hold, keep, block, delay)
1
amuse oneself(expression, play, abuse, waste, trick)
1
await
1
balance
1
balk(verb, check, delay, hinder, lessen)
1
bar(verb, hold, keep, block, stay)
1
be delayed(shuffle, hang, creep, crawl, lag)
1
be dilatory(verb, delay, stay, idle, remain)
1
be insincere(verb, play, abuse, waste, trick)
1
be late(expression, idiom, slowness, lateness)
1
be long(verb, delay, stay, idle, remain)
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