Слово "avoid". Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

I avoided his eyes and we finished by standing, the two of us, in dead silence.

Every one avoided his eye, but it was no use.  

if I avoid this action or decision

She was thrilling to a desire that urged her to go forward, to be in closer to that fire, to be squabbling with the dogs, and to be avoiding and dodging the stumbling feet of men.

He hadn’t a particularly honest face, you know, but being transparent, of course, he couldn’t avoid telling the truth.”

“And since it is Monday, boys, why don’t we get a good head start on the week by shaving poor Mr. Bromden first this morning, before the after-breakfast rush on the shaving room, and see if we can’t avoid some of the — ah — disturbance he tends to cause, don’t you think?”