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elude(reject, escape, dodge, evade)
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eschew(stop, decline, reject, restrain)
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extinguish(stop, end, discharge, complete)
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fail(stop, end, halt, finish)
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flee(reject, escape, dodge, evade)
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give(allow, permit, assign, allot)
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give in(expression, decline, abandon, surrender)
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hand over(expression, stop, drop, give)
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hide(reject, escape, dodge, evade)
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hold back(expression, stop, close, end)
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hold off(expression, stop, decline, reduce)
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jump(reject, escape, dodge, evade)
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lay down(expression, give, allow, permit)
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leave alone(expression, phrasal verb, stop, end)
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lose(surrender, submit, concede)
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not do(expression, idiom, stop, restrain)
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obviate(reject, escape, dodge, evade)
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pass up(expression, decline, reject, dismiss)
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pull up(expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
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recoil(reject, escape, dodge, hesitate)
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