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drift(verb, move, change, remove, turn)
1
drop the ball(expression, idiom, pause, hesitate, stumble)
1
elude(verb, avoid, escape, lie, shuffle)
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escape(verb, avoid, lie, shuffle, dodge)
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exchange(verb, move, change, remove, turn)
1
falsify(escape, lie, shuffle, dodge, vacillate)
1
fear
1
fence-straddle(verb, hesitate, waver, fluctuate, equivocate)
1
fib(verb, escape, lie, shuffle, dodge)
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flee(verb, avoid, escape, frustrate, baffle)
1
flounder(pause, hesitate, stumble, falter, balk)
1
fluff(pause, hesitate, stumble, waver, stutter)
1
fly(verb, avoid, escape, frustrate, baffle)
1
foil(escape, frustrate, baffle, confound, evade)
1
frustrate(escape, baffle, confound, evade, stall)
1
fudge(verb, avoid, escape, lie, shuffle)
1
fumble(pause, hesitate, falter, waver, balk)
1
get around(verb, expression, avoid, escape, frustrate)
1
get away from(expression, idiom, avoid, escape, frustrate)
1
give run around(expression, idiom, escape, lie, shuffle)
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