Avoid
Avoid verb - To get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery.
Track down is an antonym for avoid.
Track down
Track down verb - To come upon after searching, study, or effort.
Both terms in one sentence
- He's been using this to attempt to track down and dismantle his uncle's criminal organization... as well as avoid planning his wedding with Steris.
Source: Literature / Shadows Of Self - The recurring enemy, Nemesis, will relentlessly track down Jill until you avoid him long enough or pump enough bullets into him to knock him down for a while.
Source: Hard Mode Perks -
They are also supposed to track down the criminal Eirin Yagokoro, but secretly view the Capital's treatment of Eirin as unjust and do their best to avoid causing her trouble (in Inaba they even pay her a friendly visit).
Source: Manga / Touhou Bougetsushou
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