| backpedal(withdraw, avoid) |
| bar(verb, disregard, dismiss, ignore, neglect) |
| be inactive(verb, relax, lie, idle, drift) |
| be indolent(verb, relax, lie, idle, drift) |
| be remiss(disregard, dismiss, ignore, snub, overlook) |
| be slothful(verb, relax, lie, idle, drift) |
| be unoccupied(verb, relax, lie, idle, drift) |
| beat around the bush(verb, expression, idiom, avoid, shift) |
| beleaguer |
| besiege |
| bicker(dispute, shift, hedge, wrangle, waffle) |
| blench(start, recoil, cringe) |
| blink(verb, reject, start, disregard, fail) |
| block |
| blow hot and cold(verb, expression, idiom, avoid, shift) |
| border |
| break(get, leave, depart, desert, dereliction of duty) |
| brush off(expression, decline, reject, disregard, dismiss) |
| bum(verb, relax, lie, idle, drift) |
| bum around(expression, relax, idle, lazy, slack) |