to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
to distract one's attention
failing to recognize someone; underestimation
to distract one's attention
to digress; to stray from the subject; to miss the target; to fly wide of the mark
to fail to recognize; to fail to recognise; to underestimate
to swerve from the course