to avoid making a decision or choice
избегать принятия решения или выбора (izbegat' prinyatiya resheniya ili vibora)
"You can't sit on the fence any longer, you need to choose a side."
"Ты больше не можешь сидеть на заборе, тебе нужно выбрать сторону." (Ty bol'she ne mogesh' **sedit' na zabore**, tebe nuzhno vybrat' storonu.)
to take an indirect route
used to tell someone to be careful and patient
to increase the level of risk or difficulty
to stay calm under stress or provocation
not guilty or free from suspicion
to remove unwanted parts from something
