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judicious(careful, thoughtful, prudent, watchful, guarded)
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juke(verb, move, cut, slip, avoid)
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keep distance(expression, decline, avoid, hide, escape)
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lay low(expression, avoid, hide, escape, conceal)
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lay wait
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lead on a merry chase(expression, idiom, avoid, hide, escape)
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leery(careful, thoughtful, prudent, watchful, judicious)
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let on(verb, expression, act, cover, pass)
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lie(decline, avoid, deceive, hide, escape)
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lie down on job(expression, idiom, slip, avoid, quit)
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lie in wait(expression, idiom)
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linger(pause, hesitate, falter, balk, scruple)
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lurch(verb, move, cut, slip, avoid)
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lurking
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make haste slowly(expression, idiom)
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make like(verb, expression, act, cover, pass)
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malinger(verb, move, cut, slip, avoid)
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march(verb, creep, tiptoe)
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mask(verb, act, cover, pass, pretend)
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mince words(verb, expression, idiom, clear, escape)
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