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give up(expression, leave, abandon, refuse, surrender)
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go(verb, advance, remove, reject, start)
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go back on(expression, idiom, reject, withdraw, leave)
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hum and haw(verb, expression, idiom)
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jive(verb, avoid, shift, escape, lie)
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lapse(verb, reject, withdraw, abandon, depart)
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leave(verb, go, advance, remove, reject)
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lie(verb, decline, avoid, deceive, hide)
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opt out(expression, reject, leave, abandon, refuse)
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procrastinate
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pull out(verb, expression, go, advance, remove)
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quit(verb, go, advance, remove, reject)
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resign(verb, reject, leave, abandon, refuse)
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shuck(verb, decline, avoid, deceive, hide)
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sit on the fence(expression, idiom, avoid, escape, lie)
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slide(verb, move, cut, slip, avoid)
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slip(verb, move, cut, avoid, dark)
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split(verb, go, advance, remove, start)
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swerve(verb, move, stop, cut, avoid)
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throw over(expression, reject, leave, abandon, refuse)
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