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touchy(adjective, understanding, soft, easy, keen)
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careful(adjective, feature, slight, exact, proper)
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difficult(adjective, hard, awkward, uneasy, tricky)
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frangible(adjective, state, strong, hard, weak)
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scrupulous(adjective, feature, slight, exact, difference)
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accurate(adjective, feature, slight, exact, careful)
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gentle(adjective, calm, dull, strong, light)
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infirm(adjective, mean, bad, strong, weak)
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light(adjective, calm, dull, light, weak)
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squeamish(adjective, weak, careful, sick, fussy)
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thin(adjective, dull, light, weak, smooth)
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breakable(adjective, strong, hard, weak, gentle)
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fastidious(adjective, sharp, exact, superior, proper)
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minute(noun, adjective, feature, slight, small)
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precarious(adjective, understanding, keen, fine, difficult)
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tricky(adjective, understanding, hard, easy, keen)
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choice(adjective, good, weak, smooth, pleasant)
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faint(adjective, calm, mean, strong, weak)
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meticulous(adjective, feature, slight, difference, subtle)
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dangerous(adjective, uncertain, sensitive, unstable, ill)
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