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• dodge, parry, sidestep, duck, hedge, skirt, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, elude go
  avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
  
• escape, miss go
  fail to experience
  
• escape, get off, get away, get by, get out go
  escape potentially unpleasant consequences
  
• bypass, short-circuit, go around, get around go
  avoid something unpleasant or laborious
  
• keep off, stay off go
  refrain from entering or walking onto
  
• shirk go
  avoid dealing with
  
• shy away from go
  avoid having to deal with some unpleasant task
  
• shun, eschew go
  avoid and stay away from deliberately