23
avoid
14
dodge(verb, meet, yield, avoid)
9
evade(verb, meet, show, open, yield)
6
circumvent(verb, help, meet)
6
elude(verb, support, meet, avoid, escape)
6
fear
4
back down(verb, expression, phrasal verb)
4
abandon
2
abstain
2
bargain
2
compromise
2
fly(verb, escape, flee)
2
retreat from(verb, expression, phrasal verb)
1
concede
1
duck
1
agree
1
escape(verb, meet, capture)
1
flinch(verb, advance, shy, wince)
1
shirk(verb, meet)
1
shun(verb, accept, allow)
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