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stick to(advance, maintain, continue, stay)
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string along(verb, play, draw, abuse)
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trail behind(shuffle, hang, dawdle, creep)
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twiddle thumbs(relax, lie, idle, drift)
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while away hours(idiom, relax, lie, idle)
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wind down(reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
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amuse oneself(play, abuse, waste, trick)
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back off(verb, check, delay, hinder)
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be late(idiom, slowness, lateness)
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bide one's time(verb, idiom, lateness)
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bide the issue
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bide time(verb, hold, keep, block)
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bring to screeching halt(verb, idiom, check, delay)
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bring up the rear(verb, idiom, draw, follow)
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choke off(verb, check, delay, hinder)
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close off(verb, check, delay, hinder)
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drop back(verb, draw, follow, extend)
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drop behind(verb, follow, pull, chase)
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ease off(reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
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encounter difficulty(shuffle, hang, dawdle, creep)
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