| pussyfoot(verb, avoid, hide, escape, conceal) |
| put off(verb, expression, avoid, hide, escape) |
| puzzle(verb, avoid, escape, frustrate, baffle) |
| refuse(verb, decline, reject, ignore, neglect) |
| reject(verb, ignore, neglect, avoid, spurn) |
| run around(verb, expression, avoid, escape, frustrate) |
| scorn(verb, reject, ignore, neglect, avoid) |
| shake(verb, cut, reject, ignore, neglect) |
| shake off(verb, expression, cut, reject, ignore) |
| shift(verb, avoid, deceive, hide, escape) |
| shuffle(verb, avoid, deceive, hide, escape) |
| sidestep(verb, avoid, hide, escape, conceal) |
| slip out(verb, expression, avoid, hide, escape) |
| sneak away(verb, expression, avoid, hide, escape) |
| snub(verb, cut, reject, ignore, neglect) |
| stand aloof from(expression, idiom, cut, reject, ignore) |
| stump(verb, escape, frustrate, baffle, confound) |
| tergiversate(verb, avoid, deceive, hide, escape) |
| thwart(verb, escape, frustrate, baffle, confound) |
| trick(verb, avoid, deceive, hide, escape) |