3
predicament(noun, difficulty, problem, obstruction)
3
preventive(hindrance, impediment, discouragement)
3
prolong the agony(expression, idiom)
3
put to torture(expression, idiom)
3
rankle
3
reduce(verb, grind, fray, erode, scuff)
3
rub out(verb, expression, remove, destroy, obliterate)
3
scuff(noun, verb, decline, diminish, decrease)
3
sense of touch(expression, idiom)
3
shave(verb, touch, physical, scratch, sweep)
3
sponge(verb, clean, dry, empty, wipe)
3
stumbling block(noun, expression, disorder, difficulty, weakness)
3
sweep(verb, meet, touch, hit, smooth)
3
take a rubbing(expression, idiom)
3
taste(verb, communication, meet, feeling, touch)
3
touching(noun, communication, feeling, touch, hit)
3
towel(noun, verb, dry, empty, blot)
3
twist(verb, work, press, touch, physical)
3
varnish(verb, finish, shine, seal, polish)
3
wax(verb, finish, shine, polish, brighten)
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