| tell white lie(verb, expression, idiom, shift, escape) |
| tergiversate(verb, slip, avoid, escape, lie) |
| tergiverse(verb, slip, avoid, shift, escape) |
| waffle(verb, avoid, shift, escape, lie) |
| weasel(verb, slip, escape, lie, shuffle) |
| abjure(verb, pass, withdraw, quit, renounce) |
| abnegate(verb, pass, withdraw, quit, renounce) |
| abstain(verb, hold, withdraw, withhold, refrain) |
| be cautious(verb, slip, hesitate, wander, waver) |
| be noncommittal(verb, slip, avoid, shift, shuffle) |
| cavil(verb, escape, lie, shuffle, dodge) |
| cease(verb, withdraw, quit, renounce, withhold) |
| con(verb, escape, lie, shuffle, dodge) |
| constrain(verb, pass, withdraw, quit, renounce) |
| cop out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, avoid, escape) |
| creep(verb, slip, hesitate, wander, waver) |
| curb(verb, pass, withdraw, quit, renounce) |
| decline(verb, withdraw, quit, renounce, cease) |
| deny oneself(verb, expression, pass, withdraw, quit) |
| do without(verb, expression, phrasal verb, pass, withdraw) |