12
lag(verb, delay, draw, follow, extend)
8
fall back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, draw, follow)
7
dawdle(verb, delay, draw, follow, extend)
6
trail(verb, follow, stick, trace, pull)
5
recede
4
drop off
4
hang back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, draw, follow)
4
linger(verb, delay, draw, follow, extend)
4
loiter(verb, delay, draw, follow, extend)
4
lose
4
straggle(verb, draw, follow, extend, trace)
3
drag(verb, delay, draw, follow, extend)
3
drop back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, draw, follow)
3
follow(verb, trace, pull, track, chase)
3
lapse
3
regress
3
retrograde
3
retrogress
3
slip
2
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