6
nonpayment(noun, avoidance)
6
pretext(noun, reason, trick, escape, sham)
6
quibbling(noun, deception, mistake, error, falsehood)
6
shirking(noun, restraint, escape, excuse, dodge)
6
shuffling(noun, verb, cover, line, trick)
6
tergiversation(noun, cover, escape, retreat, departure)
5
cop-out(noun, reason, trick, escape, explanation)
5
cunning(noun, escape, excuse, dodge, avoidance)
5
device(noun, trick, cunning, scheme, maneuver)
5
escapism(noun, restraint, entertainment, relaxation, diversion)
5
eschewal(noun, break, delay, restraint, escape)
5
fudging(noun, escape, excuse, dodge, avoidance)
5
getaway(noun, break, escape, flight)
5
loophole(noun, trick, maneuver, stratagem)
5
retreat(noun, break, restraint, escape, freedom)
5
ruse(noun, trick, escape, sham, cunning)
5
shunning(noun, delay, restraint, escape, freedom)
5
slip(noun, break, informal, escape, freedom)
5
trickery(noun, trick, escape, sham, cunning)
4
breakout(noun, break, escape, freedom, departure)
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