\\\"Her former friends now avoid her\\\"

\\\"Let\\\'s avoid a confrontation\\\"
\\\"head off a confrontation\\\"
\\\"avert a strike\\\"

\\\"She refrains from calling her therapist too often\\\"
\\\"He should avoid publishing his wife\\\'s memories\\\"

\\\"I keep off drugs\\\"
\\\"During Ramadan, Muslims avoid tobacco during the day\\\"

\\\"The contract was annulled\\\"
\\\"void a plea\\\"