23 entries under avoidance topic. ×

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abstention(noun, abstinence, renouncement, continence)
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abstinence(noun, restraint, virtue, self-control)
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forbearance(noun, virtue, moderation, self-control)
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neutrality
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eschewal(noun, abstinence, renouncement, continence)
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refrainment(noun, abstention)
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resisting(noun, verb, self-control, patience)
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endurance(noun, self-control, patience, resisting)
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inaction
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moderation(noun, virtue, self-control, patience)
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patience(noun, self-control, resisting)
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self-control(noun, virtue, moderation, patience)
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temperance(noun, virtue, self-control, patience)
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for bearance(expression, idiom)
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fortitude(noun, self-control, patience, resisting)
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going easy on(noun, expression, idiom, self-control)
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holding off(noun, expression, abstention)
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living with(noun, expression, self-control, patience)
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longanimity(noun, self-control, patience, abstinence)
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patientness(noun, self-control, patience, abstinence)
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