6
nip(noun, verb, trouble, cut, mark)
6
pain(verb, hurt, physical pain)
6
probe(verb, study, cut, check, drive)
6
run into(verb, expression, enter, penetrate, infiltrate)
6
scrutinize(verb, study, see, note, regard)
6
slice(verb, cut, hurt, hit, damage)
6
strike
5
benumb(freeze, bite, chill, harden, nip)
5
blemish(verb, trouble, damage, harm, injure)
5
break through(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, enter)
5
broach(verb, clear, separate, open, release)
5
chill(freeze, harden, solidify, ice, refrigeration)
5
freeze(verb, harden, solidify, ice, refrigeration)
5
go through one(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, excitation)
5
jab(verb, force, cut, press, push)
5
make an entrance(expression, idiom, enter, breach, come)
5
permeate
5
pink(opening, stab)
5
poke(verb, force, press, push, examine)
5
rend(verb, cut, separate, open, split)
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