32
linger(verb, stop, hold, advance, keep)
30
dawdle(verb, check, keep, play, fail)
23
delay(noun, verb, stop, check, reduce)
20
tarry(verb, stop, hold, keep, settle)
18
lag(noun, verb, stop, keep, reduce)
17
dally(verb, stop, settle, play, fail)
15
lounge(noun, verb, pass, play, fail)
13
poke(verb, move, check, fail, delay)
13
idle(verb, pass, play, fail, delay)
12
drag(verb, move, hold, keep, fail)
12
hang around(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, settle)
12
loaf(verb, check, pass, delay, hinder)
12
lollygag(verb, play, delay, abuse, waste)
12
procrastinate(verb, stop, keep, reduce, settle)
11
trail(verb, fail, delay, diminish, follow)
11
wait(verb, stop, settle, delay, continue)
10
lallygag
10
laze(verb, pass, delay, relax, idle)
10
saunter(verb, fail, delay, diminish, decrease)
10
straggle(verb, fail, draw, diminish, follow)
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