about the bush
around the bush
avert
avoid
back and fill
bear off
beat about
beat around
beg the question
bicker
blench
blink
boggle
burke
bypass
cavil
choplogic
circumvent
cringe
dodge
draw aside
draw back
duck
ease off
edge
edge off
equivocate
evade
evade the issue
fade
fall back
fence
flinch
fly off
gee
glance
glance off
go crabwise
go off
go sideways
hang back
haw
head off
hedge
hem and haw
hum and haw
jib
lateral
lateralize
make leeway
sidestepped
sidestepping
step
sidesteps