4
cancellation(noun, law, continue)
4
delay(noun, escape, entertainment, relaxation, diversion)
4
inertia(noun, not risk)
4
running away(expression, break, abandonment, flight, disappearance)
4
turning away(noun, verb, expression, phrasal verb)
3
abolishment(noun, law, continue)
3
antipathy(noun, dislike, opposition, hostility, disgust)
3
avoid
3
defeasance(noun, law, continue)
3
equivocation(noun, deception, escape, excuse, dodge)
3
forestalling(noun, stop, halt, anticipation, stoppage)
3
refraining(noun, moderation, self-control, patience, abstinence)
3
sidestep
3
sidestepping(break, escape, freedom, departure, withdrawal)
3
slip(break, escape, excuse, freedom, departure)
3
voidance(noun, law, continue)
2
annihilation(noun, law, continue)
2
abstemiousness(self-discipline, self-restraint, self-denial)
2
asceticism(moderation, abstinence, renouncement, self-discipline, self-restraint)
2
averting(noun, anticipation)
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