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palter(verb, escape, lie, con, shuffle)
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parry(verb, escape, lie, shuffle, vacillate)
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pass(verb, withdraw, quit, renounce, cease)
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pass the buck(verb, expression, idiom, avoid, escape)
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pass up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, pass, withdraw)
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play it close to the vest(verb, expression, slip, hesitate, wander)
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prowl(verb, slip, hesitate, wander, waver)
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pussyfoot(verb, avoid, escape, lie, shuffle)
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quit(verb, pass, withdraw, renounce, cease)
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refrain(verb, withdraw, quit, renounce, cease)
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refuse(verb, pass, withdraw, quit, renounce)
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renounce(verb, pass, withdraw, quit, cease)
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shilly-shally(verb, avoid, dodge, hesitate, evade)
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shuck(verb, avoid, escape, lie, shuffle)
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shun(verb, pass, withdraw, quit, renounce)
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sit out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, pass, withdraw)
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skirt(verb, slip, hesitate, wander, waver)
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slide(verb, slip, hesitate, wander, waver)
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spurn(verb, pass, withdraw, quit, renounce)
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starve(verb, pass, withdraw, quit, renounce)
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