2
curb(verb, hold, reduce, restrain, delay)
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curtail(verb, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
2
cut back(expression, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
2
cut down(expression, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
2
decelerate(verb, check, reduce, restrain, delay)
2
defer(verb, hold, check, keep, block)
2
detain(verb, hold, check, keep, reduce)
2
do nothing(expression, idiom, inactivity)
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doodle(verb, play, abuse, waste, trick)
2
drag one's feet(verb, idiom, fast)
2
draw out(expression, advance, maintain, continue, stay)
2
drift(verb, delay, stay, relax, lie)
2
embog(verb, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
2
encumber(verb, hold, check, keep, block)
2
endure(verb, stop, advance, maintain, delay)
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evade(verb, relax, lie, idle, drift)
2
extend(verb, advance, maintain, draw, continue)
2
fiddle
2
fiddle with
2
fidget(verb, play, abuse, waste, trick)
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