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look for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, check, examine)
5
scan(verb, clear, check, sound, examine)
5
swab(noun, verb, arrange, clean, organize)
5
wipe(verb, arrange, clean, organize, pick)
4
beat(verb, check, examine, look, seek)
4
chafe(verb, smooth, clean, spread, stroke)
4
clear(verb, clean, gather, collect, dig)
4
clear the decks(expression, idiom, arrange, organize, pick)
4
cover(verb, move, go, drive, pass)
4
dart
4
erase(verb, smooth, arrange, organize, pick)
4
erode(verb, hurt, reduce, destroy, smooth)
4
file(verb, smooth, clean, spread, stroke)
4
find(verb, search, hunt, comb)
4
gnaw
4
grind(verb, smooth, clean, spread, irritate)
4
hasten
4
patrol
4
prowl(verb, cover, journey, spread, examine)
4
purify(verb, arrange, clean, organize, pick)
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