2
recoil(verb, reject, escape, dodge, evade)
2
refuse(verb, stop, decline, separate, reject)
2
restrict(verb, stop, control, decline, reject)
2
retard(verb, stop, control, reduce, restrain)
2
run for cover(expression, idiom, escape, dodge, evade)
2
save
2
shake(verb, check, escape, sway, discourage)
2
shake and bake(expression, idiom, escape, dodge, evade)
2
shake off(expression, escape, dodge, evade, shun)
2
shirk(verb, reject, escape, dodge, evade)
2
shrink from(expression, escape, dodge, evade, shun)
2
shuffle off(expression, escape, dodge, evade, shun)
2
shut out(verb, expression, stop, check, decline)
2
sidestep(verb, reject, escape, dodge, evade)
2
skip(verb, reject, escape, dodge, evade)
2
skip out on(expression, idiom, escape, dodge, evade)
2
skip town(expression, escape, dodge, evade, shun)
2
skirt(verb, reject, escape, dodge, evade)
2
slow
2
stay away(expression, escape, dodge, evade, shun)
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