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

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?”

There had been difficult times when the tradesmen wouldn't give credit and Lord Edward had been forced to ignominious straits to avoid the bailiffs on the front-door step.