逃避

An escaped criminal is on the run from the police.

We must not flinch from the responsibilities of life.

She tried to shirk the unpleasant task.

He drank as an escape from reality.

shirk/evade one's duty/responsibility; flee/escape responsibility

weasel out of one's obligations

refuse to face reality; try to escape/shun reality

avoid/dodge a difficulty

play truant from work

evade/elude law/justice

evade struggle

escape/evade/elude punishment