1
experiencing(verb, feeling)
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feeling(verb, feeling)
1
fending(verb, defending)
1
fingering(verb, feeling)
1
fumbling(verb, feeling)
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greeting
1
groping(verb, feeling)
1
guarding(verb, defending)
1
handling(verb, feeling)
1
justifying
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objecting
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operate on something(verb, expression, idiom)
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policing(verb, defending)
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probing(verb, feeling)
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protecting(verb, defending)
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react
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reactionary
1
redressing(verb, retaliating)
1
reflex
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reflexive
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