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mince the truth(expression, idiom)
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modify
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move(verb, change, remove, turn, alter)
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move around(verb, expression, move, change, remove)
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mutate
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nit-pick(dispute, avoid, shift, wrangle, carp)
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not touch(verb, expression, avoid, escape, frustrate)
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outrun(verb, avoid, escape, frustrate, baffle)
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outwit(escape, frustrate, baffle, confound, evade)
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paralogize(dispute, avoid, shift, wrangle, carp)
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pass up(verb, expression, avoid, escape, frustrate)
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permutate
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pettifog(verb, dispute, shift, hedge, wrangle)
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pretend(dispute, avoid, shift, wrangle, carp)
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pull away
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pussyfoot around(verb, expression, shake, hesitate, falter)
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put off
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put up an argument(expression, idiom, shift, wrangle, waffle)
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puzzle(verb, avoid, escape, frustrate, baffle)
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quaver(pause, hesitate, stumble, waver, stutter)
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