8
whelm(verb, beat, reduce, defeat, crush)
8
wreck(verb, break, drop, beat, decline)
7
cream(verb, phrasal verb, beat, ruin, defeat)
7
dazzle(verb, shock, confuse, commotion, alarm)
7
kill(verb, control, go, cover, beat)
7
lick(verb, upset, beat, reduce, defeat)
7
nonplus(confuse, shake, confound, surprise, disconcert)
7
startle(verb, upset, disturb, delight, shock)
6
attack(verb, trouble, bother, harm, annoy)
6
break(noun, verb, upset, help, reduce)
6
choke with
6
do in(verb, expression, phrasal verb, break, beat)
6
immerse(verb, drop, decline, drive, settle)
6
invade(verb, trouble, charge, beat, attack)
6
oppress(verb, trouble, charge, bother, strain)
6
overload(verb, trouble, charge, bother, overcome)
6
overmaster
6
overturn(verb, upset, break, drop, force)
6
put down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, upset, break)
6
sink(verb, upset, drop, beat, decline)
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