1. 含糊其词, 敷衍了事, 斤斤计较：falter 颤抖, 支吾, 踌躇 | palter 含糊其词, 敷衍了事, 斤斤计较 | arbiter 权威人士

2. 含糊其词：palter with 搪塞 | palter 含糊其词 | paltrily 不足取

3. 斤斤计较：huckster 叫卖 | palter斤斤计较 | beatitude 至福,祝福n

4. 闪烁其词：falter 支吾地说 | palter 闪烁其词 | cant 斜面

verb

1. be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information

Synonym: beat around the bushequivocatetergiversateprevaricate