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distract(verb, disturb, delight, neglect)
13
sidetrack(verb, move, trouble, change)
11
discourage(verb, stop, check, oppose)
11
dissuade(verb, stop, check, oppose)
8
deter(verb, stop, check, separate)
7
abstract(verb, adjective, trouble, disturb)
7
draw away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, trouble)
6
detach(verb, deter, distract, sidetrack)
5
whip(verb, turn, appropriate, slip)
5
detract(verb, trouble, disturb, prevent)
4
disengage(verb, deter, distract, sidetrack)
4
disturb(verb, trouble, prevent, confuse)
3
circumlocute(verb, escape, deter, dodge)
3
disadvise(verb, stop, check, oppose)
3
stall(verb, trouble, disturb, prevent)
2
attract attention(verb, expression, deter, distract)
2
bend the rules(verb, expression, idiom, deter)
2
catch flies(verb, expression, trouble, disturb)
2
embezzle(verb, remove, keep, appropriate)
2
get around(verb, expression, phrasal verb, turn)
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