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give the runaround(expression, idiom, avoid, escape, frustrate)
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give the slip(expression, idiom, escape, frustrate, baffle)
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give wide berth to(expression, idiom, avoid, escape, frustrate)
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hang(pause, hesitate, falter, balk, scruple)
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hassle(dispute, shift, hedge, wrangle, waffle)
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have at it(expression, idiom, shift, wrangle, waffle)
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haw
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hem
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hold back(expression, pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
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hold off(expression, pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
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hum
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hypercriticize(dispute, avoid, shift, wrangle, carp)
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inflect
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interchange
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jive(verb, avoid, escape, lie, shuffle)
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lie(verb, escape, shuffle, dodge, falsify)
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linger(delay, pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
1
lurch(verb, pause, swing, rock, hesitate)
1
make a big thing about(expression, idiom, shift, wrangle, waffle)
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mammer
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