5
drag(verb, follow, pull, chase, trail)
5
hang back(verb, expression, follow, pull, hesitate)
4
trail
3
get behind
1
dawdle(verb, follow, pull, chase, trail)
1
drop back(verb, expression, follow, stick, pause)
1
fall back(verb, expression, follow, stick, pull)
1
fall behind(verb, expression, phrasal verb, follow, stick)
1
follow(verb, pull, chase, falter, lag)
1
lag(verb, follow, pull, hesitate, chase)
1
lag behind(verb, expression, follow, stick, pause)
1
linger(verb, follow, pull, hesitate, chase)
1
loiter(verb, follow, pull, chase, trail)
1
procrastinate(verb, follow, stick, pause, pull)
1
straggle(verb, follow, stick, pause, pull)
0
bedog(verb, follow, pull, chase, falter)
0
bring up the rear(verb, expression, idiom, follow, pull)
0
cart
0
chase(verb, follow, pull, falter, lag)
0
dally(verb, follow, pull, chase, trail)
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