7
dodging(noun, verb, restraint, escape, retreat)
7
evasion(noun, restraint, escape, excuse, dodge)
6
evading(verb, escape, excuse, dodge, avoidance)
5
avoidance(noun, escape, excuse, dodge, entertainment)
5
ducking(verb, evasion, dodging, elusion, skirting)
5
escaping(verb, evasion, evading, avoiding)
5
shunning(noun, verb, restraint, escape, retreat)
5
slacking(noun, verb)
5
soldiering
4
avoiding(verb, avoiding)
4
eluding(verb, avoiding)
4
elusion(noun, restraint, escape, retreat, cunning)
4
escape(noun, restraint, excuse, avoidance, evasion)
4
goldbricking
4
malingering(verb, adjective)
3
averting(verb, avoiding)
3
evasive
3
goofing off(noun, verb, expression, phrasal verb)
3
sidestepping(verb, avoiding)
2
abstaining(verb, avoiding)
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