10
lallygag
10
last(verb, stop, hold, advance, maintain)
10
poke(verb, fail, delay, draw, diminish)
10
stick around(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, settle)
9
bide(verb, stop, hold, settle, delay)
9
creep(verb, slow, dawdle, slowness, lag)
9
hang on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, delay)
9
hesitate(verb, cool, delay, stay, pause)
9
saunter(verb, fail, delay, diminish, decrease)
9
stall(verb, stop, keep, block, delay)
8
amble(verb, delay, stay, walk, idle)
8
hang about(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, settle)
8
lollygag(verb, pass, delay, idle, wait)
8
pause(verb, stop, settle, delay, continue)
8
stroll(verb, delay, stay, walk, idle)
7
dillydally(verb, stop, fail, delay, diminish)
7
drift(verb, move, pass, delay, stay)
7
hang(verb, stop, settle, delay, draw)
7
hang back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, fail)
7
idle(verb, fail, delay, diminish, decrease)
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