5
welter(verb, move, fall, lie, sway)
5
wobble(verb, fall, stir, hesitate, stumble)
4
alternate(pause, hesitate, falter, balk, scruple)
4
fidget(verb, writhe, wriggle)
4
fish(noun, verb, touch, feel, fish)
4
flatfish(noun, fish)
4
flounce(verb, agitation)
4
hesitate(verb, trip, fall, uncertainty, pause)
4
limp(verb, trip, fall, failure, proceed)
4
lose(verb, fail, failure, flop)
4
misfire(verb, fail, miscarry, founder, backfire)
4
muff(fail, damage, blow, spoil, blunder)
4
pound
4
shake(verb, disturb, agitate, agitation, stir)
4
shift(verb, stop, pause, balance, hesitate)
4
sink(verb, drop, set, decline, drive)
4
slog(verb, tramp, plod, tread, trudge)
4
stomp(verb, tramp, plod, slog, tread)
4
strive(verb, struggle)
4
sway(verb, move, disturb, fall, agitate)
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