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gingerly(careful, thoughtful, prudent, watchful, judicious)
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give run around(expression, idiom, escape, lie, shuffle)
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give the runaround(expression, idiom, avoid, hide, escape)
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give the slip(verb, expression, idiom, move, cut)
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go on tiptoe(expression, idiom)
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goldbrick(verb, slip, avoid, quit, idle)
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guarded(careful, thoughtful, prudent, watchful, judicious)
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hang(pause, hesitate, falter, balk, scruple)
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hang back(expression, pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
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heedful(careful, thoughtful, prudent, watchful, guarded)
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hide(verb, act, cover, pass, slip)
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hike(verb, creep, tiptoe)
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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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hook
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hover(pause, hesitate, falter, balk, scruple)
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hum and haw(expression, idiom)
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inch along
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insinuate(verb, steal, glide, sneak, snake)
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jive(verb, avoid, escape, lie, shuffle)
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