6
burst(noun, verb, break, clear, separate)
6
disillusion(noun, verb, feelings)
6
gash(noun, break, cut, divide, curtail)
6
lacerate(verb, trouble, cut, clear, separate)
6
needle(noun, verb, perforate, perforator)
6
tear(noun, verb, break, trouble, damage)
5
broach(verb, clear, separate, open, release)
5
destroy(verb, ruin, oppose, dislike, condemn)
5
discourage(verb, feelings)
5
gap(noun, verb, clear, separate, open)
5
pink(verb, opening, stab, pierce)
5
point(noun, verb, perforate, perforator)
5
poke(verb, press, stamp, pierce, perforate)
5
rent(blow, tear, scratch, wound, hole)
5
rip(cut, divide, score, curtail, scratch)
5
run through(verb, expression, break, cut, fix)
5
tap(verb, clear, separate, open, release)
4
bite(noun, verb, trouble, cut, damage)
4
blow up(verb, expression, break, ruin, oppose)
4
bring up short(expression, idiom)
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