prevaricate russian

• извора́чиваться

  to wriggle out, to dodge (a situation), to prevaricate, to find a way out

  to twist away, to wriggle free, to dodge (physically), to get away

• петля́ть

  to wind, to meander, to twist and turn

  to zigzag, to double back, to dodge

  to be evasive, to beat about the bush, to prevaricate

• вильну́ть

  to wag (once), to give a wag

  to swerve, to turn off sharply, to veer aside

  to dodge the question, to prevaricate, to be evasive

  to fawn (on someone), to grovel

• завиля́ть

  to begin to wag, to start wagging

  to begin to swerve, to start weaving, to begin to wind

  to begin to prevaricate, to start making excuses, to begin to dodge the question