go astray

misbehave miscalculate stray stumble

blow blunder bollix deviate fall flub goof lapse misapprehend misjudge muff offend sin snafu transgress trespass wander

be in error be inaccurate be incorrect be mistaken drop the ball foul up go wrong louse up make a mess of mess up screw up slip up snarl up

behave obey stay

correct

ignore neglect

abort blink desert disappoint discount disregard fault forget funk miscarry omit overlook slight slip

back out break one's word let down overpass

attend pay attention regard remember respect

accomplish achieve capture complete deliver earn finish gain merit obtain procure prosper reach succeed win

break down decline fall

abort backslide blunder deteriorate fizzle flop flounder fold founder miscarry miss slip

back wrong horse be defeated be demoted be found lacking be in vain be ruined come to naught come to nothing fall flat fall short fall through go down go down swinging go downhill go up in smoke go wrong hit bottom hit the skids lose control lose out lose status meet with disaster miss the boat play into run aground turn out badly

ascend go up rise

accomplish achieve build correct develop do well succeed

capture complete deliver earn finish gain merit obtain procure prosper reach win

act up fool around trespass

deviate fail misconduct offend roughhouse sin transgress

be at fault be bad be dissolute be guilty be immoral be indecorous be insubordinate be mischievous be out of line be out of order be reprehensible bend the law carry on cut up do evil do wrong get into mischief go wrong make trouble sow wild oats take a wrong turn

behave obey

abort fall through

backslide blunder decline deteriorate fall fizzle flop flounder fold founder misfire miss

back wrong horse be defeated be demoted be found lacking be in vain be ruined break down come to naught come to nothing fall flat fall short go down go down swinging go downhill go up in smoke go wrong hit bottom hit the skids lose control lose out lose status meet with disaster miss fire miss the boat miss the mark play into run aground turn out badly

accomplish achieve ascend build correct develop do well go up improve rise succeed

babble digress meander wander

amplify blather chatter depart descant divagate diverge drift drivel enlarge expatiate gossip maunder prose protract stray

be diffuse beat around bush dwell on excurse get off the subject go off on tangent go on and on harp on lose the thread rant and rave rattle on talk nonsense talk off top of head talk randomly

go direct stay

abridge compress condense curtail decrease lessen reduce shorten

be direct

backslide cheat deviate err fall lapse misbehave misconduct offend stray transgress trespass wander

break commandment break law commit crime do wrong fall from grace live in sin sow wild oats take the primrose path wallow in the mire

behave go direct obey stay

comply

deviate drift err meander roam swerve

gad gallivant ramble range rove straggle traipse turn

be abandoned be lost go all over the map go amiss lose one's way wander away wander off

be direct

go direct remain stay

ramble stray veer

babble depart deviate divagate diverge err rave shift swerve

get off the track get sidetracked go off on a tangent lose one's way lose train of thought talk nonsense

go direct stay