4
teeter(verb, move, fall, collapse, shake)
4
tramp(verb, plod, slog, tread, trudge)
4
vacillate(shake, pause, hesitate, stumble, falter)
3
agitate(verb, disturb, stir, throw, fling)
3
agonize(verb, disturb, agitate, stir, throw)
3
be defeated(verb, expression, idiom, decline, fall)
3
break down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, decline, fall)
3
collapse(verb, fail)
3
dance(agitation, evolution)
3
fall flat(verb, expression, decline, fall, fail)
3
flicker(evolution, changeableness)
3
fluke(noun, fish)
3
flummox(verb, trip, fall, fail, collapse)
3
miscarry(verb, decline, fall, fail, slip)
3
oscillate(shake, pause, throw, hesitate, fling)
3
rock(verb, move, drop, fall, shake)
3
run aground(verb, expression, idiom, decline, fall)
3
screw up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, ruin, trip)
3
seesaw(verb, move, stop, fall, shake)
3
sprawl(trip, fall, stumble, falter, lurch)
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