to turn away (one's eyes etc)

thwart; avoid by turning away

to keep away from (something)

refrain or stay away from; prevent

stray from normal path

stray from normal path

to turn, move away, leave (what is usual, customary, right etc)

stray from normal path

(especially in speaking or writing) to move away (from the main subject)

stray, deviate

to take away (a person's) attention, concentration etc

divert attention; confuse

to turn something in another direction

turn a different direction

to stop or keep (a person) from doing (something); stop (something) from happening

keep from happening or continuing

to send (a train etc) from one track to another; to send (a person etc) to a different (usually worse) position

thwart; avoid by turning away

staff; stanza; to keep off, delay, hunger, disaster, bankruptcy etc

prevent