4
pussyfoot(verb, move, stop, cut, avoid)
4
retreat(start, withdraw, recoil, react, cringe)
4
sheer off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, collision)
4
shuffle(verb, move, change, cut, remove)
4
shy away(verb, expression, move, stop, change)
4
sidestep(verb, move, cut, avoid, escape)
4
sidetrack(verb, move, change, push, return)
4
skid(verb, slide, collision)
4
skip(drop, fall, spring, leap, hop)
4
slant(verb, lean, incline, tilt, slope)
4
slide(verb, move, cut, avoid, dark)
4
slip(verb, move, change, cut, remove)
4
sweep(verb, line, approach, bend, loop)
4
veering
4
weasel(verb, move, cut, avoid, dark)
4
wince(verb, start, withdraw, draw, retreat)
4
zigzag(noun, verb, move, change, push)
3
turn away(verb, expression, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
3
aberrate(verb, depart, vary, differ, diverge)
3
angle off(verb, expression, turn, twist, shift)
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