18
parasite(noun, person, something, dependence, another)
17
leech(noun, verb, person, dependence, idler)
15
bum(noun, verb, go, touch, promote)
13
cadge(verb, go, touch, promote, benefit)
12
freeloader(noun, person, slang, advantage, dependence)
12
soak(noun, verb, slang, arrange, clean)
11
mooch(noun, verb, go, touch, promote)
10
mop(noun, verb, arrange, clean, material)
10
absorb(verb, drink, consume, down, drain)
10
hanger-on(noun, person, dependence, parasite, beggar)
9
clean(verb, dry, dip, wet, scrub)
9
drunkard(noun, person, drunkenness, drugs)
9
scrounge(noun, verb, touch, benefit, use)
9
soak up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, drink, consume)
9
sponger(noun, parasite, beggar, scrounger, cadger)
9
swab(noun, verb, arrange, clean, organize)
9
wash(verb, arrange, clean, organize, pick)
9
wipe(verb, arrange, clean, organize, pick)
8
borrow(verb, take)
7
drunk(noun, drugs)
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