| renounce(verb, withdraw, leave, abandon, avoid) |
| resign(verb, withdraw, leave, abandon, yield) |
| retreat(verb, withdraw, abandon, yield, surrender) |
| revoke(verb, withdraw, abandon, avoid, quit) |
| run around(noun, verb, expression, cover, line) |
| run out on(verb, expression, idiom, stop, run) |
| settle(cooperate, negotiate, bargain) |
| shuck(verb, decline, avoid, deceive, escape) |
| shuffle(noun, verb, decline, avoid, deceive) |
| sidestep(verb, avoid, escape, lie, shuffle) |
| skip(verb, withdraw, abandon, rush, dash) |
| split(run, leave, abandon, rush, dash) |
| split the difference(expression, idiom, cooperate, negotiate, bargain) |
| stall(noun, verb, cover, line, avoid) |
| steer clear of(expression, idiom, hide, frustrate, baffle) |
| stonewall(verb, cover, line, avoid, escape) |
| take off(expression, run, leave, abandon, rush) |
| tergiversate(verb, decline, leave, abandon, avoid) |
| tergiverse(verb, avoid, escape, lie, shuffle) |
| throw in the towel(expression, idiom, withdraw, yield, surrender) |