| scandal(noun, disregard, slight, abuse, scorn) |
| shortcoming(noun, weakness, crack, fault, failing) |
| smoke(verb, corrupt, foul, stain, smear) |
| smutch(noun, verb, cover, foul, stain) |
| speckle(verb, mark, spot, dirty, stain) |
| splash |
| tar(verb, dull, cover, hurt, ruin) |
| tincture(noun, verb, touch, shade, color) |
| tinge(noun, verb, touch, shade, cast) |
| twist(verb, ruin, damage, catch, influence) |
| weakness(noun, crack, fault, failing, blemish) |
| afflict(verb, ruin, stain, disfigure) |
| bar sinister(expression, idiom, spot, shame, stain) |
| begrime(verb, dull, hurt, catch, spoil) |
| bias |
| black eye(noun, expression, mark, respect, slight) |
| blotch(verb, mark, ruin, damage, spoil) |
| bribe(degrade, debase) |
| bug(noun, mark, weakness, spot, fault) |
| catch(noun, verb, mark, weakness, spot) |