2
inhibit(verb, stop, control, keep, restrain)
2
jump(verb, reject, escape, contain, trap)
2
keep clear(expression, escape, dodge, evade, shun)
2
lay low(expression, escape, dodge, evade, shun)
2
maintain(verb, stop, restrain, prevent, deter)
2
not attempt(expression, idiom, avoidance, inaction)
2
not do(verb, expression, idiom, stop, restrain)
2
not use(verb, phrasal verb, disuse)
2
obviate(verb, reject, escape, dodge, evade)
2
pass on(expression, decline, reject, dismiss, abandon)
2
pause(verb, stop, decline, keep, restrain)
2
prevent(verb, stop, restrain, deter, prohibit)
2
repel(verb, stop, restrain, prevent, deter)
2
repudiate(verb, reject, dismiss, refuse, deny)
2
restrain(verb, stop, control, decline, keep)
2
run for cover(expression, idiom, escape, dodge, evade)
2
shake(verb, reject, escape, dodge, evade)
2
shake and bake(expression, idiom, escape, dodge, evade)
2
shake off(expression, escape, dodge, evade, shun)
2
shrink(verb, avoid)
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