2
block
2
blow hot and cold(expression, idiom, avoid, escape, lie)
2
border
2
burke(verb, ignore, neglect, avoid, evade)
2
circumlocute(verb, move, cut, avoid, escape)
2
confuse(verb, avoid, hide, escape, conceal)
2
cop a plea(expression, idiom, avoid, escape, lie)
2
cop out(expression, avoid, escape, lie, shuffle)
2
decline(verb, avoid, hide, escape, conceal)
2
deflect(verb, block, escape, dodge, evade)
2
desist(verb, reject, escape, dodge, evade)
2
detour(verb, ignore, neglect, avoid, dodge)
2
disconcert
2
dishearten
2
divert(verb, reject, escape, dodge, evade)
2
double-talk(verb, escape, lie, shuffle, vacillate)
2
fake out(expression, escape, dodge, evade, shun)
2
falsify(verb, escape, lie, shuffle, vacillate)
2
fend off(verb, expression, move, cut, block)
2
finesse(verb, ignore, neglect, avoid, cunning)
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