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savvy(noun, knowledge, mind, grasp, informal)
7
taking into custody(noun, expression, idiom, arrest, occupation)
7
thought(noun, concept, take, feeling, understanding)
7
timidity(noun, distress, anxiety, weakness, doubt)
6
abduction(noun, drop, arrest, capture, occupation)
6
appreciation(noun, understanding, knowledge, mind, experience)
6
bust(noun, law, drop, delay, slang)
6
cognition(noun, understanding, power, knowledge, ability)
6
expectation(noun, feeling, anxiety, confusion, idea)
6
grip(noun, understanding, knowledge, mind, grasp)
6
image(noun, concept, take, feeling, understanding)
6
intelligence(noun, take, understanding, knowledge, mind)
6
perturbation(noun, upset, feeling, excitement, anxiety)
5
anxiousness(anxiety, disquiet, nervousness, unrest, restlessness)
5
catching(noun, arrest, occupation, seizure, taking)
5
diffidence(noun, difficulty, anxiety, confusion, doubt)
5
disquietude(noun, upset, trouble, feeling, worry)
5
foreknowledge(noun, feeling, idea, instinct, premonition)
5
jitters(noun, trouble, worry, concern, excitement)
5
perspicacity(noun, take, understanding, mind, view)
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