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set(plan, produce, create, breed)
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speculate(study, consider, worry, resolve)
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gloom(worry, fret, blinded, agonize)
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sit
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weigh(study, consider, resolve, reason)
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grieve(break, trouble, bother, worry)
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cogitate(study, consider, resolve, reason)
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hover(suspend, perch)
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languish(dull, worry, fail, weaken)
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pine(break, fail, weaken, want)
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study(consider, resolve, reason, examine)
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agonize(upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
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despair(upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
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despond(break, worry, fail, weaken)
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mull over(expression, phrasal verb, study, consider)
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sigh(break, worry, fail, weaken)
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spawn(noun, plan, produce, create)
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daydream(consider, worry, examine, think)
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dream(consider, worry, think, want)
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dwell(concern, focus, thoughts)
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