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put the move on(verb, idiom, move, cut)
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round a point
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shake off(verb, move, cut, avoid)
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shrink away(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
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sit on fence(idiom, pause, hesitate, falter)
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skip out on(verb, idiom, move, cut)
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step back(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
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swim against stream(idiom, depart, vary, differ)
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swing the stern
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switch over(verb, move, change, remove)
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think about(pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
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think twice(pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
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turn around(verb, move, change, remove)
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turn round(verb, phrasal verb)
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turn sharply(verb, idiom, diverge, veer)
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turn the tables(verb, idiom, move, change)
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undergo a change
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veer off(verb, turn, diverge, veer)
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alter one's course(idiom, deviation)
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back away(withdraw, retreat, react)
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