80 entries under strain topic. ×

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clutch(noun, trouble, worry, pass, crush)
3
pressure(noun, trouble, change, worry, pass)
2
affliction(noun, trouble, worry, blow)
2
burden(noun, verb, trouble, force, worry)
2
hardship(noun, trouble, worry, pass, blow)
2
tension(noun, trouble, force, worry)
2
trial(noun, trouble, change, worry, blow)
2
urgency(noun, trouble, change, worry)
1
afflict(verb, force)
1
agony(noun, worry, anxiety, burden)
1
alarm(noun, worry, anxiety, burden)
1
albatross(noun, force, worry, anxiety)
1
anxiety(noun, trouble, worry, blow)
1
apprehensiveness(noun, worry, anxiety, burden)
1
compulsion(noun, trouble, force, difficulty)
1
disquiet(noun, worry, anxiety, burden)
1
disquietude(noun, worry, anxiety, burden)
1
distend(verb, force)
1
distention(noun, worry, anxiety, burden)
1
draw(noun, worry, anxiety, burden)
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