2
field(verb, catch, retrieve, thrown)
2
flee(verb, reject, escape, dodge, evade)
2
forbid
2
foreclose
2
get around(verb, expression, turn, shift, depart)
2
give the slip(expression, idiom, escape, dodge, evade)
2
glance(verb, bounce, rebound, ricochet)
2
hide(verb, reject, escape, dodge, evade)
2
impede
2
jump(verb, reject, escape, dodge, evade)
2
keep clear(expression, escape, dodge, evade, shun)
2
lay low(expression, escape, dodge, evade, shun)
2
look away(verb, expression, stop, halt, prevent)
2
pull(verb, rush, dash)
2
recoil(verb, reject, escape, dodge, evade)
2
recurve
2
rule out(verb, expression, stop, separate, halt)
2
run for cover(expression, idiom, escape, dodge, evade)
2
sag(verb, twist, bend, bow, tip)
2
shake(verb, reject, escape, dodge, evade)
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