| take a powder |
| abstain(verb, reject, escape, dodge, evade) |
| avert(verb, reject, escape, dodge, evade) |
| bypass(verb, reject, avoid, escape, dodge) |
| circumlocute(verb, reject, escape, dodge, evade) |
| circumvent(verb, reject, escape, dodge, evade) |
| deflect(verb, reject, escape, dodge, evade) |
| desist(verb, reject, escape, dodge, evade) |
| ditch(verb, reject, escape, dodge, evade) |
| divert(verb, reject, escape, dodge, evade) |
| dodge(verb, reject, avoid, escape, evade) |
| duck(verb, reject, escape, dodge, evade) |
| elude(verb, reject, escape, dodge, evade) |
| escape(verb, reject, avoid, dodge, evade) |
| eschew(verb, reject, escape, dodge, evade) |
| evade(verb, reject, avoid, escape, dodge) |
| fake out(expression, escape, dodge, evade, shun) |
| fend off(expression, escape, dodge, evade, shun) |
| flee(verb, reject, escape, dodge, evade) |
| give the slip(expression, idiom, escape, dodge, evade) |