推演

to deduce / to infer / to derive / an implication

to develop / to evolve / to practice / to perform / to play / to act

to push / to cut / to refuse / to reject / to decline / to shirk (responsibility) / to put off / to delay / to push forward / to nominate / to elect / massage

to plan a military mission on a sand table (idiom) / to rehearse a planned action or activity / to conduct a dry run