4
switch(verb, move, change, prevent, alter)
4
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3
bend(verb, part, depart, vary, differ)
3
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3
depart from(verb, expression, phrasal verb, part, depart)
3
deter(verb, stop, check, separate, oppose)
3
drift(verb, part, depart, vary, differ)
3
duck(verb, move, cut, avoid, escape)
3
evade(verb, move, cut, avoid, escape)
3
fend(verb, stop, separate, prevent, resist)
3
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3
obviate(verb, stop, check, separate, restrain)
3
parry(verb, move, stop, cut, separate)
3
prevent(verb, stop, close, check, separate)
3
recoil(verb, reject, escape, dodge, evade)
3
repel(verb, separate, reject, prevent, avoid)
3
shift(verb, move, change, cut, slip)
3
shunt(verb, move, stop, change, turn)
3
sidestep(verb, move, cut, avoid, escape)
3
stave off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, check)
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