lose one



babble, baffle, gibber, perplex, riddle ,

   to the zenith - above, aloft, aloof, high, in the air, on high, over, overhead, skyward, tiptoe, up, upstairs, upward ,

   undefended - bare-handed, defenceless, helpless, unarmed, unattended, uncovered, unfortified, unguarded, unprotected, unscreened, unsheltered, unshielded, unsuspecting, unwatched, weaponless ,

   self-devotion - altruism, autism, commitment, consecration, dedication, devotion, disinterest, ego trip, egotism, greed, humility, individualism, interest, modesty, narcissism,

   poor bet - bare possibility, dark horse, improbability, long shot, off chance, outside chance, small chance, unlikelihood ,

   bairn - cherub, child, chit, darling, innocent, kid, kitten, lamb, lambkin, little bugger, little fellow, little guy, little innocent, little one, little tad,

   variable - able to adapt, adaptable, adjustable, adrift, afloat, agnostic, alterable, alternating, ambiguous, amorphous, broken, capricious, careening, catchy, chancy,

   comeback - acknowledgement, answer, answering, antiphon, back answer, back talk, backfire, boomerang, caustic remark, convalescence, counter, counter-attack, counter-revolution, counterinsurgency, countermeasure,

   slash across - cut, cut across, slant, slash ,

   splintery - breakable, brittle, crisp, crumbly, delicate, fissile, flimsy, fragile, frail, frangible, friable, pulverized, shivery, vulnerable ,

   cast plastic - laminate, plastic, polymer, synthetic ,