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strenuous(adjective, activity, business, characteristic, active)
9
tireless(adjective, active, activity, business, characteristic)
8
intrusive(adjective, person, prominent, conspicuous, impertinent)
8
astir(adjective, active, activity, animated, business)
8
buzzing(adjective, activity, business, characteristic, movement)
8
crowded(adjective, activity, business, characteristic, simple)
8
hard at it(expression, idiom, activity, verb, adjective)
8
hard at work(expression, idiom, activity, adjective, feature)
8
in harness(expression, activity, occupied, working, adjective)
8
ornate(adjective, fancy, exact, complex, involved)
8
overwrought(adjective, activity, business, characteristic, excited)
8
preoccupy(verb, join, catch, interest, arrest)
8
prying(adjective, person, prominent, conspicuous, impertinent)
8
unavailable(adjective, engaged, possession, activity, business)
7
elaborate(adjective, fancy, complex, beautiful, elegant)
7
engrossed(adjective, happy, property, lively, absorbed)
7
humming(adjective, active, activity, adverb, movement)
7
laborious(adjective, work, labour, multitask)
7
laboured(adjective, activity, business, characteristic)
7
obtrusive(adjective, prominent, obvious, conspicuous, impertinent)
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