| steer clear of(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, escape) |
| step aside(verb, expression, phrasal verb, escape, dodge) |
| throw down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, upset, drop) |
| topple(verb, defeat, overthrow, depose) |
| tumble(verb, upset, drop, defeat, destroy) |
| turn aside(verb, expression, phrasal verb, escape, dodge) |
| undermine(verb, upset, drop, defeat, destroy) |
| ward off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, escape, dodge) |
| weave(verb, reject, escape, dodge, evade) |
| withdraw(verb, reject, escape, dodge, evade) |
| KO(verb, upset, drop, defeat, destroy) |
| abase(verb, upset, drop, defeat, destroy) |
| abate |
| abrade(verb, crush, level, smash, squash) |
| align |
| attenuate |
| avoid(verb, decline, stay, prevent, deceive) |
| baffle(verb, drop, avoid, hide, escape) |
| balk(verb, decline, avoid, deceive, hide) |
| beat around bush(verb, expression, idiom, decline, avoid) |