96 entries under avoid topic. ×

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counter(verb, stop, check, ruin, restrain)
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decline(verb, reject, disregard, oppose, ignore)
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forestall(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block)
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inhibit(verb, stop, halt, block, delay)
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interrupt(verb, stop, close, end, complete)
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prohibit(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block)
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avert(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block)
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debar(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block)
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dodge(verb, stop, ruin, withdraw, halt)
3
elude(verb, stop, start, halt, curb)
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preclude(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block)
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confuse(verb, stop, decline, ruin, curb)
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cop out(verb, expression, decline, withdraw, abandon)
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deceive(verb, upset, decline, fail)
2
double(deceive, hide, escape, conceal)
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duck(verb, stop, ruin, start, withdraw)
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forbid(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block)
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get around(verb, expression, stop, decline, halt)
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hold off(verb, expression, stop, restrain, halt)
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put off(verb, expression, decline, disturb, agitate)
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