4
do without(verb, expression, pass, withdraw, quit)
4
fear(verb, bother, worry, stress, fuss)
4
forestall(verb, stop, break, close, remove)
4
forsake
4
fudge(verb, move, cut, decline, fake)
4
halt(verb, stop, end, restrain, block)
4
hedge(verb, move, cut, decline, slip)
4
leave alone(verb, expression, stop, disregard, restrain)
4
miss(verb, disregard, pass, leave, escape)
4
omit(verb, stop, reject, disregard, pass)
4
pass by(verb, expression, reject, disregard, abandon)
4
preclude(verb, stop, remove, disregard, restrain)
4
refuse(verb, stop, reject, disregard, dismiss)
4
run away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, break, get)
4
snub(verb, reject, disregard, ignore, neglect)
4
start(verb, worry, pass, escape, begin)
4
take off(verb, expression, get, leave, escape)
4
weasel out(verb, expression, withdraw, yield, surrender)
4
withdraw(verb, break, go, start, leave)
3
pussyfoot(verb, move, cut, decline, dark)
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