2
keep clear(expression, escape, dodge, evade, shun)
2
lay down(verb, expression, give, allow, permit)
2
lay low(expression, escape, dodge, evade, shun)
2
leave alone(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, end)
2
lose(verb, surrender, submit, concede)
2
nix(decline, reject, dismiss, withdraw, ignore)
2
not do(verb, expression, idiom, stop, restrain)
2
obviate(verb, reject, escape, dodge, evade)
2
pass on(expression, decline, reject, dismiss, abandon)
2
pass up(verb, expression, decline, reject, dismiss)
2
pull up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
2
recoil(verb, reject, escape, dodge, hesitate)
2
refrain from(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, end)
2
refuse(verb, stop, decline, reject, dismiss)
2
reject(verb, decline, dismiss, withdraw, ignore)
2
reprobate(decline, reject, dismiss, withdraw, ignore)
2
repudiate(decline, reject, dismiss, withdraw, ignore)
2
run for cover(expression, idiom, escape, dodge, evade)
2
scrub(verb, stop, hold, break, drop)
2
send regrets(verb, expression, decline, reject, dismiss)
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