9
sharpen(verb, change, fix, correct, improve)
8
crumble(verb, break, cover, beat, decline)
8
groove(noun, form, characteristic, rule, slang)
8
plague
8
slavery(noun, state, work, hard, restraint)
8
strain(noun, verb, business, work, drive)
7
Labour
7
chore(noun, activity, performance, place, work)
7
craunch(verb, pulverulence)
7
donkeywork
7
gnash(verb, resentment, bite, sounds, sharpen)
7
hone(verb, file, sharpen, whet)
7
lucubrate(verb, study, get, consider, determine)
7
munch(verb, eat, bite, gnaw, chew)
7
polish(verb, change, fix, touch, smooth)
7
routine(noun, adjective, form, activity, characteristic)
7
rut(noun, informal, usual, routine)
7
scratch(verb, study, give, work, determine)
7
strop(verb, file, sharpness, sharpen, whet)
6
beat(verb, crush, smash, shatter, slice)
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