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bicker(argue, disagree, quarrel, differ)
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dodge(noun, hide, shift, escape)
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hedge(decline, avoid, deceive, hide)
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nit-pick(dispute, shift, wrangle, carp)
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palter(escape, lie, quarrel, shuffle)
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pick on(expression, phrasal verb, harass, tease)
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shuffle(decline, avoid, deceive, hide)
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carp at(expression, phrasal verb, charge, criticize)
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gripe(noun, oppose, criticize, dislike)
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object(oppose, criticize, doubt, protest)
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pick holes(expression, idiom, complain, disapprobation)
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sidestep(deceive, hide, escape, lie)
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tergiversate(decline, avoid, deceive, hide)
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beg the question(expression, idiom, decline, avoid)
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chop logic(expression, equivocate, quibble)
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cut up(expression, phrasal verb, charge, criticize)
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fuss(noun, oppose, criticize, object)
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harass(oppose, fuss, complain, tease)
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henpeck
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pester(oppose, harass, fuss, complain)
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