21
dodge(verb, move, cut, reject, release)
17
avoid(verb, move, cut, reject, start)
16
evade(verb, move, get, cut, reject)
14
duck(verb, move, cut, reject, start)
12
slack(verb, adjective, do, neglect, avoid)
12
neglect(verb, reject, release, disregard, fail)
11
shun(verb, reject, start, withdraw, leave)
11
sidestep(verb, move, cut, block, avoid)
10
goldbrick(verb, phrasal verb, release, pass, slang)
10
malinger(verb, move, cut, neglect, avoid)
10
elude(verb, move, cut, reject, start)
9
coward(noun, person, individual, dismay, terror)
9
eschew(verb, reject, start, ignore, avoid)
8
escape(verb, move, cut, reject, start)
8
parry(verb, move, cut, block, avoid)
8
shrink from(verb, expression, phrasal verb, reject, ignore)
8
skulk(verb, neglect, slip, avoid, hide)
7
bypass(verb, disregard, dismiss, block, avoid)
7
fence(verb, move, cut, block, avoid)
6
avert(verb, avoid, escape, dodge, evade)
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