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sag(verb, change, twist, alter, deceive)
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scam(verb, change, twist, alter, deceive)
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screw up(verb, expression, fail, blow, blunder)
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slip up(verb, expression, confuse, overlook, misunderstand)
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slump(verb, change, twist, alter, deceive)
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snarl(verb, confuse, overlook, misunderstand, misinterpret)
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snow(verb, change, twist, alter, deceive)
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spoil(fail, damage, blow, corrupt, blunder)
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squeeze
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strain
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strain the sense(expression, idiom)
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suppose(misunderstand, overestimate, underestimate, miscalculate)
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take amiss(verb, expression, confuse, mistake, misunderstand)
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take for(verb, expression, confuse, overlook, misunderstand)
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take the wrong way(verb, false)
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take wrongly(verb, expression, confuse, mistake, misunderstand)
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tangle(verb, confuse, overlook, misunderstand, misinterpret)
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trip(verb, err)
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trump up(verb, expression, change, twist, alter)
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twist the words(expression, idiom)
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