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nit-pick(verb, dispute, disagree, hedge)
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argufy(verb, bother, dispute, irritate, avoid)
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sophistry(noun, escape, routine, cunning)
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beg the question(expression, idiom, escape, lie)
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catch at straws(verb, expression, idiom, dispute)
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lie(noun, verb, escape, routine)
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nit-picking(noun, verb, cut, hit, censure)
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pick to pieces(verb, expression, idiom, support, raise)
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artifice(noun, escape, routine, cunning)
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beat around the bush(verb, expression, idiom, slow, avoid)
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blow hot and cold(verb, expression, idiom, avoid)
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cloud the issue(expression, idiom, escape, lie)
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flip-flop(verb, avoid, escape, lie)
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give run around(expression, idiom, escape, lie)
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jive(noun, verb, avoid, escape)
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mince words(expression, escape, lie, shuffle)
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pretend(verb, dispute, disagree, hedge)
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pretext(noun, slip, escape, routine)
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run around(expression, slip, avoid, escape)
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set to(verb, expression, phrasal verb, oppose, fight)
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