5
wrecking bar(noun, expression, idiom)
5
wrest(verb, force, separate, press, withdraw)
4
avulse(verb, separate, withdraw, exact, pull)
4
be nosy(verb, interfere)
4
butt in(verb, expression, make, hinder, stir)
4
delve(verb, study, consider, examine, review)
4
divide(verb, force)
4
eavesdrop(verb, bug, spy, listen, monitor)
4
ferret out(verb, phrasal verb, search, interfere, inquiry)
4
gossip(noun, conversation, curiosity)
4
hoist(verb, force, promote, raise, establish)
4
horn in(verb, expression, make, advance, stir)
4
jemmy(noun, verb, open)
4
listen in(verb, expression, phrasal verb, study, consider)
4
mouse(noun, watch, search, spy, detect)
4
pick up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, force, separate)
4
poke around(verb, expression, phrasal verb)
4
rear(verb, force, promote, raise, establish)
4
reconnoiter(verb, study, consider, examine, review)
4
stare(verb, look, watch, scan, scrutinize)
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