| prevaricate(verb, stop, slow, avoid, deceive) |
| tergiversate(verb, slip, avoid, shift, escape) |
| cloud the issue(expression, idiom, shift, escape) |
| palter(verb, escape, shuffle, dodge) |
| beg the question(expression, idiom, shift, escape) |
| blow hot and cold(expression, idiom, avoid, shift, escape) |
| cavil(verb, shift, escape, shuffle) |
| cop a plea(expression, idiom, avoid, escape) |
| cop out(expression, avoid, escape, frustrate) |
| cover up(expression, shift, escape, shuffle) |
| dodge(avoid, shift, escape, frustrate) |
| elude(verb, avoid, escape, shuffle) |
| eschew(avoid, escape, frustrate, baffle) |
| evade(avoid, shift, escape, frustrate) |
| fence(verb, stop, slow, escape) |
| flip-flop(verb, avoid, shift, escape) |
| fudge(verb, avoid, escape, shuffle) |
| give run around(expression, idiom, shift, escape) |
| hedge(verb, avoid, shift, escape) |
| hem and haw(verb, expression, idiom, avoid, escape) |