2
snug(adjective, tighten)
2
stuffy
2
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1
abbreviation(noun, decrease, depression, reduction, recession)
1
abridgment(noun, decrease, depression, reduction, recession)
1
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1
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1
admitting
1
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1
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1
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1
barring
1
booking
1
bouncing
1
brick-wall(adjective, severe, stiff, rigid, tight)
1
brimming
1
by the book(expression, adjective, idiom, severe, harsh)
1
by the numbers(expression, adjective, idiom, severe, harsh)
1
choking
1
circumscribed(adjective, close, slight, fine, thin)
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