2
blench(verb, start, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
2
blink(verb, start, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
2
defraud(verb, fail, stiff, evade, duck)
2
diddle(verb, phrasal verb, pass, slang, slack)
2
disobey(verb, ignore, refuse, defy, violate)
2
disregard(verb, dismiss, do, ignore, avoid)
2
quit(verb, withdraw, avoid, evade, slack)
2
backpedal(withdraw, avoid, evade)
2
be inactive(verb, relax, lie, idle, lazy)
2
be indolent(verb, relax, lie, idle, lazy)
2
be remiss(verb, disregard, dismiss, ignore, snub)
2
be slothful(verb, relax, lie, idle, lazy)
2
be unoccupied(verb, relax, lie, idle, lazy)
2
bilk(verb, reject, fail, ignore, avoid)
2
bum around(verb, expression, relax, idle, lazy)
2
circumlocute(verb, move, cut, avoid, escape)
2
cop out(expression, avoid, hide, frustrate, baffle)
2
cut(verb, move, reject, ignore, avoid)
2
deceive(verb, move, cut, slip, avoid)
2
deflect(verb, block, escape, dodge, evade)
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