4
hover(verb, stop, settle, halt, continue)
4
lie still(calm, position, ease, rest, recreation)
4
maintain(verb, stay, wait, remain, abide)
4
mess about(verb, expression, phrasal verb)
4
prevail(verb, stop, continue, stay, endure)
4
reside(verb, stop, hit, settle, see)
4
settle(verb, stop, continue, last, wait)
4
sit tight(verb, expression, stop, settle, halt)
4
subsist
3
be still(calm, ease, rest, recreation, relaxation)
3
dilly-dally(verb, hold, keep, block, delay)
3
falter(verb, fail, delay, draw, diminish)
3
flag(fail, draw, diminish, follow, decrease)
3
gummy(adjective, resinous)
3
hold everything(expression, stop, delay, stay, rest)
3
inhabit(verb, stop, halt, continue, stay)
3
laze(calm, pass, ease, delay, rest)
3
linger on(verb, expression, phrasal verb)
3
mill about(verb, expression, phrasal verb)
3
repose(calm, ease, rest, recreation, relaxation)
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