possible profanity
5
wreck(verb, ruin, destroy, fail, blow)
4
bugger
4
complicate(verb, difficult, confuse)
4
err(verb, drop, ruin, trip, fall)
4
mess(verb, fail, damage, blow, spoil)
4
slip(verb, drop, trip, mistake, miss)
4
snarl(verb, confuse, mistake, muddle, blunder)
3
crease(verb, crush, line, gather, contract)
3
entangle
3
flounder(verb, ruin, trip, fall, fail)
3
foul
3
heat up
3
perplex(verb, upset, disturb, obscure, shock)
3
snarl up(verb, expression, upset, obscure, confuse)
3
tangle
3
upset(verb, disorder, disturb, ruin, obscure)
3
wrinkle(verb, crush, line, gather, bend)
2
back
2
bend(verb, fold, writhe, rumple, tuck)
2
boast
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