possible profanity
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isolate(verb, break, part, cut, separate)
2
knock off(expression, trim, strip, clip, skin)
2
lay open(expression, cut, divide, curtail, sever)
2
lessen(verb, diminish, subtract)
2
nick(cut, crack, divide, curtail, sever)
2
notch(cut, crack, divide, curtail, sever)
2
overcharge
2
part(verb, break, cut, separate, split)
2
peel(cut, trim, strip, slash, brush)
2
pluck
2
pressure(noun, force, burden, weight, gravity)
2
quarter(verb, break, part, cut, separate)
2
remove
2
rend(verb, break, part, cut, separate)
2
scissor(verb, cut, divide, curtail, slice)
2
separate(verb, break, part, cut, split)
2
share
2
shearing
2
skin(cut, trim, strip, slash, brush)
2
slice(cut, crack, divide, curtail, sever)
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