2
runaround
2
shake and bake(expression, idiom, escape, dodge, evade)
2
shake off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, move, cut)
2
sheer off(verb, expression, phrasal verb)
2
shelve
2
shrink from(verb, expression, phrasal verb, escape, dodge)
2
shuck(verb, avoid, hide, escape, lie)
2
shuffle off(verb, expression, slip, avoid, quit)
2
shunt
2
shy away(verb, expression, phrasal verb)
2
sit on the fence(expression, idiom, avoid, escape, lie)
2
skip out on(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, move)
2
skip town(expression, escape, dodge, evade, shun)
2
skulk(verb, slip, avoid, quit, slack)
2
slip(verb, move, cut, avoid, quit)
2
stay away(expression, escape, dodge, evade, shun)
2
stay out(expression, escape, dodge, evade, shun)
2
tergiverse(verb, move, cut, avoid, escape)
2
trick(verb, move, cut, avoid, deceive)
2
veer
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