7
dodging(verb, break, escape, freedom, departure)
5
bypassing(noun, verb, break, freedom, departure)
5
ducking(noun, verb, break, freedom, departure)
5
shunning(verb, break, escape, freedom, departure)
4
avoiding(verb, avoiding)
4
eluding(verb, avoiding)
4
escape(noun, break, away, avoidance, flight)
4
escaping(verb, break, flight, getaway, avoiding)
4
evading(verb, avoiding)
4
parrying
4
shirking(verb, avoiding)
3
averting(verb, avoiding)
3
avoidance(break, escape, freedom, departure, withdrawal)
3
circumventing(verb, avoiding)
3
hedging
3
pussyfooting
2
evasion(break, escape, freedom, departure, withdrawal)
2
fencing
2
quibbling
2
retreat(break, escape, freedom, departure, withdrawal)
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