4
trouble(noun, change, blow, dispute, point)
3
abrade(verb, cover, beat, reduce, crush)
3
bang(noun, verb, force, hit, blow)
3
cataclysm(noun, blow, cross, failure, disaster)
3
chump(verb, bite, mouth)
3
climacteric(noun, trouble, change, twist, mess)
3
collide(verb, slam)
3
complication(noun, trouble, dispute, difficulty, issue)
3
compress(verb, break, beat, press, crush)
3
crimp(noun, verb, difficulty, problem, bug)
3
demolish(break, destroy, crack, split, smash)
3
distress(noun, trouble, difficulty, burden, situation)
3
extremity(noun, trouble, change, difficulty, mess)
3
foul
3
graze(verb, feed, browse, crop)
3
groan
3
knock(shock, crash, collision)
3
make mincemeat of(expression, idiom)
3
mill(verb, beat, crush, shatter, grind)
3
nibble(verb, food, cut, eat, grind)
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