1
freeloader
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held
1
held back
1
held in reserve(expression, idiom)
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held out
1
idle rich
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immotive
1
in abeyance
1
in hand
1
in holding pattern(expression, adjective, idiom, dull, idle)
1
ineffectual
1
inert
1
laid-off
1
latent(adjective, dull, idle, sluggish, lazy)
1
lax(adjective, dull, idle, sluggish, lazy)
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leisure class
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leisurely(adjective, leisurely)
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let go
1
limp(adjective, dull, idle, sluggish, lazy)
1
loafing(adjective, job)
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