2
take root(expression, grow, shoot, sprout, germinate)
2
thrive(verb, advance, turn, raise, produce)
2
trifle(verb, relax, lie, idle, drift)
2
twiddle thumbs(expression, relax, lie, idle, drift)
2
waste time(expression, idiom, relax, lie, idle)
2
while away hours(expression, idiom, relax, lie, idle)
1
abound(verb, advance, turn, raise, produce)
1
advance(noun, verb, increase, turn, raise)
1
age(verb, advance, turn, raise, produce)
1
amplify(verb, advance, turn, raise, produce)
1
arise(verb, advance, turn, raise, produce)
1
augment(verb, advance, turn, raise, produce)
1
be
1
be a sideliner(expression, idiom)
1
be idle(decline, lie, idle, lazy, slack)
1
be inert(verb, expression, idiom)
1
be still
1
becalm(verb, rest)
1
become(verb, advance, turn, raise, produce)
1
become larger(verb, expression, idiom, advance, turn)
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