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lay over(verb, expression, hold, keep, block)
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laze(verb, delay, linger, loiter, saunter)
1
lazy(delay, linger, loiter, saunter, laze)
1
lead on(expression, play, abuse, waste, trick)
1
loaf(delay, linger, loiter, saunter, laze)
1
loll(delay, linger, loiter, saunter, laze)
1
mark time(verb, idiom, fast)
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mess around
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mess with(expression, play, abuse, waste, trick)
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misuse(verb, play, abuse, waste, trick)
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monkey around
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mope(wander, saunter, amble, ramble)
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move slowly(verb, expression, delay, waste, saunter)
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muck around
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not be serious
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obstruct(verb, hold, keep, block, stay)
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pause(verb, shake, sway, vary, hesitate)
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philander(verb, play, abuse, waste, trick)
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play(verb, consider, abuse, waste, trick)
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play around(expression, consider, play, trick, handle)
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