3
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3
shuffle(verb, move, cut, decline, slip)
3
surrender(verb, withdraw, delay, yield, cancel)
3
suspend(verb, stop, break, close, block)
3
swerve(verb, move, cut, start, dark)
3
tergiversate(verb, move, cut, decline, slip)
3
thwart(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block)
3
turn away from(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, reject)
3
turn down(verb, expression, stop, reject, dismiss)
3
waffle(verb, decline, deceive, hide, shift)
2
back down(verb, expression, go, withdraw, leave)
2
bail out(verb, expression, run, pass, slip)
2
ban(verb, prevent, hinder, impede, obstruct)
2
beware(verb, mind, heed)
2
bilk(verb, reject, ignore, neglect, refuse)
2
blench(start, recoil, cringe)
2
blink(verb, reject, start, disregard, fail)
2
blow it off(expression, idiom, withdraw, yield, surrender)
2
burke(verb, keep, ignore, neglect, seek)
2
burst out(expression, run, slip, escape, depart)
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