8
prise(verb, lever)
8
push(verb, force, open, press, twist)
7
examine(verb, study, check, consider, touch)
7
interfere(verb, make, advance, hinder, stir)
7
lift(verb, force, promote, establish, boost)
7
pull(verb, force, separate, withdraw, exact)
7
raise(verb, force, establish, prize, lift)
7
ransack(verb, check, turn, examine, look)
7
rummage(noun, verb, check, sound, examine)
6
enquire(verb, examine, challenge, seek, search)
6
root(verb, check, touch, examine, feel)
5
busybody(noun, verb, make, hinder, stir)
5
dig(verb, study, consider, examine, review)
5
elevate(verb, force, promote, raise, establish)
5
forage(verb, check, examine, look, seek)
5
hunt(verb, check, determine, sound, follow)
5
nose around(verb, expression, phrasal verb, study, consider)
5
rubberneck(noun, verb, look, scan, scrutinize)
5
separate(verb, force, withdraw, exact, prize)
5
sift(verb, study, check, consider, examine)
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