circumlocute

avert bypass dodge escape evade fend off shun sidestep ward off

abstain circumvent deflect desist ditch divert duck elude eschew flee hide jump obviate recoil shake shirk shy skip skirt weave withdraw

cold-shoulder fake out give the slip hold off keep clear lay low run for cover shake and bake shake off shrink from shuffle off skip out on skip town stay away stay out steer clear of step aside turn aside

face meet

allow help permit stay take on

seek want

meander

aberrate depart divagate drift ramble roam swerve veer wander

be diffuse beat about the bush excurse get off the point get off the subject get sidetracked go by way of go off on a tangent long way turn aside wander away

go direct stay

be direct

deter detract discourage distract

abstract detach disengage dissuade disturb sidetrack stall

attract attention bend the rules catch flies disadvise draw away get around lead astray lead away send on a wild-goose chase

encourage

attach combine connect unite

anger be direct irritate keep to maintain make mad stay upset

ditch duck elude escape evade fend off shuffle sidestep skirt

dark deceive equivocate fence fudge hedge juke lurch malinger parry pussyfoot shake shift shirk short-circuit slide swerve tergiversate trick weasel

get around get out of give the slip move to the side put the move on shake off skip out on tergiverse turn aside

face meet take on

release

confront encounter stand up to

depart diverge wander

digress divagate ramble sin

do wrong excurse get off the subject get off the track get sidetracked go off on a tangent

stay

be direct

go direct remain

amble cruise drift float hike meander ramble roam saunter straggle stray stroll traipse trek

aberrate circumambulate deviate divagate diverge gad gallivant globetrot jaunt maunder peregrinate range roll rove trail tramp

circumnutate follow one's nose hopscotch take to the road walk the tracks

go direct run stay