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fence(noun, verb, move, cut, decline)
15
equivocate(verb, move, stop, cut, clear)
11
quibble(verb, stop, avoid, shift, escape)
10
tergiversate(verb, move, stop, cut, clear)
10
prevaricate(verb, decline, avoid, deceive, hide)
10
pussyfoot(verb, phrasal verb, move, stop, cut)
9
waffle(noun, verb, phrasal verb, stop, clear)
9
stall(noun, verb, fix, cover, delay)
5
hem and haw(verb, expression, idiom, stop, avoid)
5
vacillate(verb, pause, ponder, stumble)
4
palter(verb, escape, shake, lie, shuffle)
4
stonewall(noun, verb, support, cover, keep)
4
temporize(verb, stop, time, halt, gain)
3
defer(verb, delay, pause, falter)
3
delay(noun, verb, pause, defer)
3
dither(verb, pause, ponder, stumble)
3
shift(verb, move, stop, cut, decline)
3
shilly-shally(verb, avoid, dodge, evade)
3
swerve(verb, move, stop, cut, avoid)
2
alternate(verb, stop, pause, balance)
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