| give run around(expression, idiom, escape, lie, shuffle) |
| grouse(noun, verb, oppose, criticize, object) |
| hassle(shift, argue, disagree, differ, wrangle) |
| have it out(expression, idiom, argue, disagree, tangle) |
| hector(verb, harass, tease, bully) |
| hem and haw(verb, expression, idiom, object, doubt) |
| hit(noun, cut, censure, reproach, disapproval) |
| hypercriticism |
| jive(verb, shift, escape, lie, shuffle) |
| lecture(verb, charge, criticize, scorn, condemn) |
| lie(verb, decline, avoid, deceive, hide) |
| lock horns(expression, argue, disagree, tangle, differ) |
| look askance(expression, charge, oppose, criticize, scorn) |
| mince words(expression, escape, lie, shuffle, dodge) |
| mystify |
| nit |
| nit-picking(noun, cut, hit, censure, blast) |
| objection(noun, charge, cut, hit, censure) |
| pick nits |
| pretend(verb, decline, avoid, deceive, hide) |