7
operation(noun, business, action, act, movement)
6
blow(verb, move, act, movement, work)
6
carouse(verb, have, dance, sport, drink)
6
challenge(verb, set, meet, fight, sport)
6
draw(verb, move, action, act, movement)
6
elbowroom(noun, territory, order, time, power)
6
enjoyment(noun, pleasure, excitement, delight, use)
6
farce(noun, art, performance, show, piece)
6
fiddle with(touch, physical)
6
finesse(verb, move, take, work, develop)
6
fribble(noun, verb, abuse, waste, trick)
6
fun and games(noun, expression, idiom, activity, run)
6
function(noun, verb, make, go, work)
6
gambling
6
go(noun, verb, move, act, movement)
6
hit(noun, verb, go, help, give)
6
horse around(verb, expression, phrasal verb, abuse, waste)
6
horseplay(noun, verb, pleasure, excitement, trick)
6
joke(noun, verb, run, pleasure, excitement)
6
lay(verb, set, risk, venture, stake)
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