6
hold(verb, break, drop, close, end)
6
idle(verb, calm, fail, ease, delay)
6
live(verb, stop, continue, stay, swell)
6
lounge(verb, fail, delay, diminish, slow)
6
lurk
6
put off(verb, expression, keep, fail, block)
6
saunter(verb, fail, delay, diminish, decrease)
6
temporize(verb, hold, keep, block, delay)
5
dillydally(verb, fail, delay, diminish, decrease)
5
footle
5
halt(verb, stop, hold, break, drop)
5
hang back(verb, expression, fail, delay, draw)
5
lie without movement(calm, ease, rest, recreation, relaxation)
5
resiny(adjective, resin)
5
stay put(verb, expression, idiom, stop, settle)
5
survive(verb, stop, delay, continue, stay)
4
crawl(verb, delay, stay, idle, remain)
4
freeze(verb, stop, halt, continue, stay)
4
hang on(verb, expression, delay, stay, idle)
4
hold on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, delay)
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