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steer clear of(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, escape)
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2
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2
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2
alter(verb, prevent, repel, switch, deflect)
2
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2
anticipate(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block)
2
bar(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block)
2
bear off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, part, depart)
2
beat off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, separate, reject)
2
block(verb, stop, check, separate, restrain)
2
bypass(verb, reject, avoid, escape, dodge)
2
check(verb, stop, separate, oppose, restrain)
2
chill(verb, stop, check, oppose, restrain)
2
circumlocute(verb, move, cut, avoid, escape)
2
circumvent(verb, reject, escape, dodge, evade)
2
contrast(verb, part, depart, disagree, vary)
2
cool(verb, stop, check, separate, restrain)
2
counter(verb, stop, restrain, halt, block)
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