6
chomp(verb, cut, eat, grind, bite)
6
crackle(noun, verb)
6
mash(verb, break, beat, press, crush)
6
moment of truth(noun, expression, idiom, trouble, change)
6
squeeze(noun, verb, break, trouble, beat)
5
crux(noun, trouble, change, point, twist)
5
Munch
5
clutch(noun, trouble, worry, pass, crush)
5
crash(noun, verb, break, force, hit)
5
critical point(noun, expression, idiom, moment, point)
5
difficulty(noun, trouble, pass, point, burden)
5
gnaw(verb, food, cut, eat, grind)
5
grate(verb, cover, beat, reduce, crush)
5
juncture(noun, trouble, change, pass, twist)
5
pound(noun, verb, break, force, cover)
5
powder(verb, break, beat, press, crush)
5
scrape(noun, verb, trouble, cover, crush)
5
shatter(verb, break, beat, hit, destroy)
5
smash(noun, verb, break, force, cover)
4
chaw(verb, phrasal verb, cut, eat, grind)
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