100 entries under extend topic. ×

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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)
23
lag(verb, stop, keep, settle, block)
20
dally(verb, stop, settle, fail, delay)
19
delay(noun, verb, stop, cause, settle)
19
continue(verb, stop, advance, maintain, delay)
19
drag(verb, move, hold, go, give)
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abide(verb, stop, hold, advance, maintain)
18
procrastinate(verb, stop, keep, settle, fail)
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persist(verb, stop, hold, fix, advance)
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endure(verb, stop, advance, maintain, delay)
10
last(verb, stop, hold, advance, maintain)
10
poke(verb, fail, delay, draw, diminish)
7
hang(verb, stop, settle, delay, draw)
7
hang back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, fail)
7
straggle(verb, fail, draw, diminish, follow)
7
survive(verb, stop, hold, advance, maintain)
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