3
eschew(verb, reject, escape, dodge, evade)
3
angle off(verb, expression, turn, shift, depart)
3
balk(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block)
3
ban(verb, reject, dismiss, exclude, discount)
3
bend(verb, turn, slip, depart, swing)
3
cherish(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
3
cover(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
3
dishearten(verb, dissuade)
3
dissuade(verb, dissuade)
3
escape(verb, reject, avoid, dodge, evade)
3
forbid(verb, stop, reduce, reject, dismiss)
3
keep(verb, delay, prevent, retard)
3
keep off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, separate)
3
oppose(verb, hold, separate, maintain, secure)
3
recoil(verb, avoid, escape, dodge, evade)
3
shove aside(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, prevent)
3
skip(verb, avoid, escape, dodge, evade)
3
steer clear of(expression, idiom, escape, dodge, evade)
3
step aside(expression, escape, dodge, evade, shun)
3
switch(verb, prevent, alter, repel, distract)
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