9
shoot(noun, verb, advance, turn, raise)
9
sprout(noun, verb, advance, turn, raise)
9
staunch(verb, stop, break, close, block)
9
block(noun, verb, stop, break, control)
9
develop(verb, go, advance, show, start)
9
hold back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, control)
9
prow(noun, head, bow, front, nose)
9
resist(verb, stop, prevent, slow, opposition)
9
shaft(noun, support, shoot, grip, switch)
9
shank(noun, shaft)
8
derive(verb, go, advance, show, keep)
8
rise(verb, go, advance, show, keep)
8
stick(noun, shoot, branch, shaft, pole)
8
theme
7
proceed(verb, go, advance, show, keep)
7
control(verb, stop, restrain, block, curb)
7
emerge(verb, go, develop, start, rise)
7
flow(verb, go, show, develop, release)
7
radical
7
rod(noun, support, bar, stick, branch)
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