4
linger(verb, hold, keep, block, delay)
4
perorate
4
produce(verb, phrasal verb, increase, long, length)
4
pull(verb, go, cover, open, run)
4
stall(verb, hold, take, cover, increase)
4
string out(verb, expression, take, go, cover)
4
table(verb, hold, keep, block, stay)
3
augment(verb, take, cover, advance, increase)
3
cover(verb, go, open, run, extend)
3
digress(chatter, wander, babble, meander, endlessly)
3
enlarge(verb, take, cover, advance, increase)
3
fill out(verb, expression, increase, open, develop)
3
go
3
hang fire(verb, expression, reject, halt, delay)
3
hold up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, reject, halt)
3
inflate(verb, go, cover, advance, increase)
3
keep alive(verb, expression, support, help, keep)
3
lengthen out(verb, phrasal verb, lateness, diuturnity)
3
let out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, take, cover)
3
pass
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