3
sire
3
spoil(verb, cross, frustrate, blank, thwart)
3
stop
3
tangle(noun, verb, difficulty, confusion, confuse)
3
think hard(verb, expression, confuse, baffle, perplex)
3
thwart(verb, block, prevent, hinder, confuse)
3
unlock(verb, fix, do, resolve, have)
3
unravel(resolve, crack, answer)
3
wonder(noun, verb, trouble, concern, anxiety)
3
word game(noun, dilemma, riddle, paradox, enigma)
3
work out(expression, resolve, crack, answer)
2
abstruseness(noun, difficulty, question, uncertainty, secret)
2
acquire
2
ail(verb, upset, bother, provoke, excite)
2
ambiguity(noun, trouble, concern, anxiety, confusion)
2
ambivalence(noun, trouble, concern, anxiety, confusion)
2
annoy(verb, upset, bother, disturb, provoke)
2
arrest
2
arrive
2
ask oneself(verb, expression, confuse, think, doubt)
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