2
skip out on(expression, idiom, escape, dodge, evade)
2
skip town(expression, escape, dodge, evade, shun)
2
skirt(verb, reject, escape, dodge, evade)
2
stay away(expression, escape, dodge, evade, shun)
2
stay out(expression, escape, dodge, evade, shun)
2
support(verb, maintain, back, declare, confirm)
2
suspend(verb, reject, dismiss, turn, exclude)
2
sustain(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
take in(expression, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
transform
2
transmute
2
volte-face(verb, turn, slip, prevent, alter)
2
war(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
weave(verb, reject, escape, dodge, evade)
2
wheel(verb, turn, slip, prevent, rush)
2
whirl(verb, turn, slip, prevent, rush)
2
withdraw(verb, reject, escape, dodge, evade)
2
withstand(verb, hold, separate, maintain, oppose)
1
change(verb, turn, prevent, twist, alter)
1
chill(verb, stop, check, restrain, halt)
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