Dexterously avoid or elude

verb

1. To slip away
2. To take refuge in escape or avoidance
3. To elude by dexterity or stratagem
4. To avoid facing up to

   "evaded the real issues"

5. To avoid the performance of dodge, circumvent
6. To avoid answering directly turn aside
7. To be elusive to baffle

   "the simple, personal meaning evaded them"

idiom

1. To avoid being captured/arrested

   "They have evaded capture/arrest so far."

idiom

1. To avoid being found out or discovered

   "His criminal activities somehow evaded detection."