| temporize(verb, cool, delay, avoid, dodge) |
| tergiverse(verb, avoid, shift, dodge, evade) |
| throw a monkey wrench into(verb, expression, idiom, hinder, obstruct) |
| thwart(verb, stop, block, curb, prevent) |
| upset the applecart(verb, expression, idiom, stop, prevent) |
| wait(verb, cool, delay, hesitate, postpone) |
| avoid(verb, dodge, evade, waffle, prevaricate) |
| cop a plea(verb, expression, idiom, avoid, dodge) |
| cop out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, avoid, dodge) |
| counteract(verb, stop, prevent, hinder, depress) |
| dawdle(verb, cool, delay, hesitate, postpone) |
| dead end(expression, hinder, obstruct, frustrate) |
| delay(verb, cool, hesitate, postpone, dawdle) |
| dodge(verb, curb, prevent, hinder, avoid) |
| drag your feet(expression, idiom, delay, postpone, adjourn) |
| evade(verb, avoid, dodge, waffle, prevaricate) |
| fudge(verb, avoid, dodge, evade, waffle) |
| hem and haw(verb, expression, idiom, avoid, dodge) |
| pass the buck(verb, expression, idiom, avoid, dodge) |
| prevaricate(verb, avoid, dodge, hesitate, evade) |