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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)
26
wait(verb, stop, settle, delay, continue)
23
lag(verb, stop, keep, settle, block)
20
dally(verb, stop, settle, fail, delay)
19
delay(noun, verb, stop, cause, settle)
19
trail(verb, fail, delay, diminish, follow)
19
drag(verb, move, hold, go, give)
18
procrastinate(verb, stop, keep, settle, fail)
11
hover(verb, stop, settle, continue, stay)
10
poke(verb, fail, delay, draw, diminish)
9
stall(verb, stop, keep, block, delay)
8
pause(verb, stop, settle, delay, continue)
7
dillydally(verb, stop, fail, delay, diminish)
7
hang(verb, stop, settle, delay, draw)
7
hang back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, fail)
7
put off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, keep, fail)
7
stop(verb, settle, delay, continue, stay)
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