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saunter(verb, relax, idle, lazy, slack)
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shuffle off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, avoid, escape)
2
sit around(expression, relax, lie, idle, lazy)
2
skip out on(verb, expression, idiom, move, cut)
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skip town(expression, escape, dodge, evade, shun)
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skirt(noun, verb, move, cut, avoid)
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stall(verb, reject, ignore, avoid, relax)
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stand around(expression, relax, lie, idle, lazy)
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stay away(expression, escape, dodge, evade, shun)
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stay out(expression, escape, dodge, evade, shun)
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steer clear of(verb, expression, idiom, reject, ignore)
2
step aside(expression, escape, dodge, evade, shun)
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stroll(verb, relax, idle, lazy, slack)
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swindle(fail, stiff, evade, duck, defraud)
2
take it easy(verb, expression, idiom, relax, idle)
2
turn aside(verb, expression, move, cut, avoid)
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twiddle thumbs(expression, relax, lie, idle, lazy)
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