40
loiter(noun, verb, stop, advance, keep)
38
stay(verb, stop, hold, fix, advance)
34
dawdle(verb, keep, fail, block, delay)
32
tarry(verb, stop, keep, settle, fail)
29
remain(verb, stop, hold, fix, advance)
26
wait(verb, stop, settle, delay, continue)
23
lag(verb, stop, keep, settle, block)
22
hang around(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, delay)
20
dally(verb, stop, settle, fail, delay)
19
delay(noun, verb, stop, cause, settle)
19
trail(verb, fail, delay, diminish, follow)
19
continue(verb, stop, advance, maintain, delay)
19
drag(verb, move, hold, go, give)
18
abide(verb, stop, hold, advance, maintain)
18
procrastinate(verb, stop, keep, settle, fail)
13
persist(verb, stop, hold, fix, advance)
12
endure(verb, stop, advance, maintain, delay)
11
dilly-dally(verb, hold, keep, block, delay)
11
hover(verb, stop, settle, continue, stay)
10
crawl(verb, move, go, give, develop)
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