2
play around(expression, pass, delay, trick, confuse)
2
play games with(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, play)
2
pry(make, advance, hinder, stir, impede)
2
tamper(verb, delay, hinder, restrict, stir)
2
tinker(make, interfere, fiddle, meddle)
2
waste time(verb, expression, play, delay, abuse)
1
amuse oneself(verb, expression, play, abuse, waste)
1
assay(examine, try, test, investigate, analyze)
1
boondoggle(pass, delay, idle, linger, spend)
1
conflict(verb, make, delay, hinder, restrict)
1
coquet(verb, play, abuse, waste, trick)
1
dawdle(verb, play, delay, abuse, waste)
1
delay(pass, restrict, idle, inhibit, linger)
1
diagnose(examine, try, test, investigate, analyze)
1
doodle(verb, play, abuse, waste, trick)
1
examine(try, test, investigate, analyze)
1
experiment(verb, test, investigate)
1
fiddle-faddle
1
fritter(verb, pass, play, abuse, waste)
1
fritter away(expression, pass, delay, idle, linger)
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