1. to avoid (physical contact with)
2. to avoid (situation), to evade (question, subject), to shirk (one's responsibilities)
3. to ward off, to avert
4. to put aside, to move out of the way
1. at (place, time), in, on, during
2. to (direction, state), toward, into
3. for (purpose)
4. because of (reason), for, with
5. by, from
6. as (i.e. in the role of)
7. per, in, for, a (e.g. "once a month")
8. and, in addition to
9. if, although