5
bum(verb, pass, relax, lie, idle)
5
creep(verb, slow, wait, slack, dawdle)
5
diddle(verb, phrasal verb, pass, slang, stroll)
5
fool around(verb, expression, play, delay, abuse)
5
hang(verb, stop, settle, draw, continue)
5
mess around(verb, expression, phrasal verb, trick, confuse)
5
plod(verb, fail, delay, draw, diminish)
5
potter(verb, play, abuse, waste, trick)
5
putter(verb, play, delay, abuse, stay)
5
shilly-shally(verb, cool, delay, wait, hesitate)
5
shuffle(verb, fail, delay, diminish, decrease)
5
trifle(noun, verb, play, delay, abuse)
5
trudge(verb, fail, delay, draw, diminish)
4
be inactive(expression, idiom, relax, lie, idle)
4
bide(verb, stop, settle, delay, continue)
4
bum around(verb, expression, phrasal verb, delay, relax)
4
fall behind(verb, expression, delay, draw, follow)
4
goof off(verb, expression, delay, stay, relax)
4
hinder(verb, check, reduce, restrain, delay)
4
lag behind(verb, expression, phrasal verb, draw, follow)
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