| shuffle off(expression, escape, dodge, evade, shun) |
| sidestep(verb, reject, escape, dodge, evade) |
| skip(verb, reject, escape, dodge, evade) |
| skip out on(expression, idiom, escape, dodge, evade) |
| skip town(expression, escape, dodge, evade, shun) |
| skirt(verb, reject, escape, dodge, evade) |
| stand aghast at |
| stay away(expression, escape, dodge, evade, shun) |
| stay out(expression, escape, dodge, evade, shun) |
| steer clear of(verb, expression, idiom, reject, ignore) |
| step aside(expression, escape, dodge, evade, shun) |
| turn aside(expression, escape, dodge, evade, shun) |
| ward off(expression, escape, dodge, evade, shun) |
| weave(verb, reject, escape, dodge, evade) |
| apprehend(verb, fear) |
| back away |
| balk at(verb, expression, reject, ignore, avoid) |
| be afraid(verb, fear, apprehend) |
| be afraid of(verb, fear, apprehend) |
| be disinclined |