10
responsibility(noun, charge, concern, burden, shame)
10
weak point(noun, expression, characteristic, trouble, help)
9
break(noun, wrong, evil, crack, split)
9
demerit(noun, wrong, evil, weakness, lack)
9
gaffe(noun, confusion, mistake, lapse, error)
9
wrongdoing(noun, trouble, hurt, wrong, damage)
8
accountability(noun, charge, concern, burden, authority)
8
bloomer(noun, back, slow, mistake, lapse)
8
boob(noun, slip, mistake)
8
bug(noun, help, mark, weakness, spot)
8
censure(noun, verb, charge, attack, praise)
8
check(noun, disorder, back, weakness, crack)
8
crack(noun, break, weakness, split, blemish)
8
criticize(verb, praise, scorn, condemn, find)
8
glitch(noun, difficulty, slip, weakness, failure)
8
goof(noun, slip, failure, mistake, lapse)
8
misconduct(noun, trouble, hurt, wrong, damage)
7
offense(noun, wrong, abuse, evil, neglect)
7
shift(noun, verb, switch, fluctuate, fluctuation)
7
boo-boo(noun, slip, confusion, failure, mistake)
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