5
get around(verb, expression, phrasal verb, move, stop)
5
nonplus(confuse, success, confound, disconcert, perplex)
5
shy(verb, cut, reject, ignore, neglect)
5
stump(verb, beat, prevent, confuse, avoid)
4
steer clear of(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, cut)
4
bewilder(verb, confuse, confound, perplex, puzzle)
4
checkmate(verb, stop, beat, halt, curb)
4
cross
4
decline(verb, reject, ignore, neglect, refuse)
4
defy(verb, challenge, resist, deceive, frustrate)
4
give the runaround(verb, expression, idiom, cut, reject)
4
mystify(verb, confuse, confound, reasoning, disconcert)
4
overreach(verb, prevent, avoid, fool, thwart)
4
throw off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, drop, clear)
4
weasel(verb, move, cut, avoid, deceive)
3
balk(verb, stop, start, halt, curb)
3
block
3
cavil(verb, deceive, hide, escape, lie)
3
decamp(verb, get, go, run, start)
3
deceive(verb, move, cut, confuse, avoid)
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