trip up

flounder hesitate reel waver wobble

bobble break fluctuate fluff halt lurch quaver rock roll scruple shake stagger stammer teeter topple totter tremble vacillate

be undecided drop the ball hem and haw speak haltingly stub toe whiffle

calm hold remain stabilize stay steady

continue endure maintain persist

flop stumble wallow

blunder bobble flummox fumble grope labor lurch muddle plunge pratfall snafu strive thrash toil toss travail tumble

cast about come apart at the seams drop the ball fall down foul up go at backwards go to pieces make a mess of miss one's cue screw up slip up stub one's toe work at

idle laze

do well succeed

blow blunder botch disregard drop err flub forget fumble ignore juggle lose miscarry misfire mislay misplace muff neglect omit overlook overshoot skip slight slip trip undershoot

be late for drop the ball fall flat on face fall short let go let slip pass over pass up

accomplish achieve attend correct do do well face find fix heed keep look at meet note notice pay attention regard remember respect succeed

ambush

ambuscade beguile circumvent collar corner corral deceive decoy dupe enmesh ensnare entangle entrap fool grab hook inveigle land mousetrap nab nail net overtake seduce snag surprise take tangle trammel

box in rope in suck in

aid assist disenchant disentangle free help let go liberate lose release untangle untwist