10
broom(noun, verb, clear, remove, thing)
10
engagement(noun, action, fight, dispute, challenge)
10
struggle(noun, action, work, strain, fight)
10
tap(noun, action, communication, meet, feeling)
9
underbrush(noun, nature, undergrowth)
9
caress(noun, verb, communication, meet, feeling)
9
contact(noun, verb, communication, meet, feeling)
9
contest(noun, action, work, fight, dispute)
9
copse(noun, plant, scrub, clump, grove)
9
scrap(noun, action, fight, dispute, challenge)
9
undergrowth(noun, plant, scrub, grove, thicket)
9
wipe(noun, verb, activity, clear, arrange)
8
flick(noun, verb, touch, physical, glance)
8
glance(verb, meet, touch, hit, smooth)
8
lick(noun, verb, communication, meet, feeling)
8
paint(verb, clear, clean, design, prepare)
8
polish(noun, verb, adjective, clear, touch)
8
run-in(noun, action, touch, fight, dispute)
7
brake
7
coppice(noun, plant, scrub, clump, grove)
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