| sidestep(verb, deceive, hide, escape, lie) |
| tergiversate(verb, decline, avoid, deceive, hide) |
| argue(criticize, dispute, disagree, quarrel, tangle) |
| beg the question(verb, expression, idiom, decline, avoid) |
| censoriousness(noun, disapprobation) |
| chop logic(verb, expression, equivocate, quibble) |
| cut up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, charge, criticize) |
| fuss(noun, verb, oppose, criticize, object) |
| harass(verb, oppose, fuss, complain, tease) |
| henpeck |
| pester(verb, oppose, harass, fuss, complain) |
| pick at(verb, expression, fight, dispute, harass) |
| pick to pieces(verb, expression, idiom, support, raise) |
| protest(noun, verb, oppose, criticize, dislike) |
| pussyfoot(avoid, hide, escape, lie, conceal) |
| reproach(noun, verb, charge, oppose, criticize) |
| scold(verb, charge, criticize, scorn, condemn) |
| waffle(verb, decline, avoid, deceive, hide) |
| abuse(verb, charge, criticize, scorn, condemn) |
| admonish(verb, charge, criticize, scorn, condemn) |