2
beat around the bush(verb, expression, idiom, avoid, escape)
2
beg the question(verb, expression, idiom, deceive, hide)
2
beleaguer
2
besiege
2
border
2
burke(verb, keep, ignore, seek, dodge)
2
burst out(expression, run, slip, avoid, depart)
2
challenge(verb, disregard, ignore, resist, deceive)
2
circumlocute(verb, move, cut, avoid, escape)
2
confront(disregard, challenge, resist, frustrate)
2
cop out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, avoid, escape)
2
counter(verb, stop, beat, halt, curb)
2
cut and run(expression, idiom, get, run, leave)
2
cut loose(expression, run, slip, avoid, escape)
2
dash(verb, stop, beat, halt, curb)
2
defeat(verb, stop, disregard, halt, ignore)
2
depart(verb, get, go, run, start)
2
desert(get, run, leave, slip, avoid)
2
desist(verb, reject, escape, dodge, evade)
2
detour(ignore, avoid, evade, duck, skirt)
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