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refraining(noun, verb, avoidance, self-control, patience)
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rubbing(verb, adjective, chafing)
2
scraping(verb, adjective, chafing)
2
scrubbing(verb, adjective, chafing)
2
snagging(verb, adjective, hindering)
2
snarling(verb, adjective, hindering)
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stopping(verb, hindering)
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strong
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sustaining(verb, defending)
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tangling(verb, adjective, hindering)
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tenacious(adjective, tenacity, sticky)
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tough(adjective, difficult, tenacity, laborious)
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uncomplying(adjective, disobedience, unwilling)
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unsubmissive
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unwilling(adjective, bad, weak, gloomy, wary)
2
up in arms(expression, idiom, resistance)
2
wearing(verb, adjective, chafing)
1
abrading(verb, chafing)
1
abrogating(bad, weak, gloomy)
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affronting(verb, defying)
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