| delay(noun, restraint, escape, retreat, diversion) |
| difficulty(noun, avoidance) |
| diversion(noun, avoidance) |
| escape(noun, delay, restraint, avoidance, evasion) |
| evasion(noun, cover, line, restraint, escape) |
| finesse(noun, skill, grace, poise, elegance) |
| inertia(noun, avoidance) |
| absention(noun, restraint, retreat, entertainment, diversion) |
| ambiguity(noun, cover, line, lie, lying) |
| amphibology(noun, cover, line, lie, lying) |
| artfulness(noun, craft, skill, grace, treachery) |
| artifice(noun, craft, skill, escape, grace) |
| avoidance(noun, delay, escape, excuse, dodge) |
| casuistry(noun, cover, line, lie, lying) |
| circumvention(noun, restraint, escape, retreat, cunning) |
| cleverness(noun, craft, skill, grace, treachery) |
| come-off(noun, avoidance) |
| con(noun, cover, line, skill, lie) |
| cop-out(escape, excuse, dodge, avoidance, evasion) |
| cop out(noun, expression, cover, line, lie) |