2
filibuster(verb, hold, keep, halt, block)
2
gain time(verb, expression, idiom, hold, keep)
2
get no place fast(verb, expression, idiom, fail, delay)
2
go on(expression, stop, continue, stay, endure)
2
goof off(verb, expression, delay, stay, idle)
2
hamper(verb, stop, hold, keep, block)
2
hang onto your hat(expression, idiom, stop, delay, stay)
2
hang out(verb, expression, stop, halt, delay)
2
hesitate(verb, delay, stay, idle, remain)
2
hold off(expression, stop, halt, delay, slow)
2
hold over(verb, expression, stop, keep, halt)
2
hold the fort(expression, idiom, stop, settle, halt)
2
hold the phone(verb, expression, idiom, stop, delay)
2
hole up(expression, stop, delay, stay, rest)
2
keep on(expression, stop, halt, continue, stay)
2
keep shirt on(expression, idiom, stop, delay, stay)
2
lag behind(expression, draw, follow, extend, trace)
2
loll(verb, delay, stay, idle, wait)
2
mill
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mill around(verb, expression, phrasal verb)
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