10
moil(noun, verb, work, drive, manage)
10
overtax(verb, worry, fail, damage, annoy)
10
screen(verb, separate, clean, drain, penetrate)
10
sieve(verb, separate, clean, drain, penetrate)
10
straining(noun, tension, tightness, washing, detersion)
10
style(noun, form, nature, quality, kind)
10
tauten(verb, go, cover, open, run)
10
trace(noun, drop, mark, touch, line)
10
weaken(verb, fail, damage, annoy, limit)
9
purify(verb, separate, clean, drain, penetrate)
9
anxiety(noun, trouble, force, power, worry)
9
bother(noun, verb, business, upset, break)
9
class(noun, form, nature, make, place)
9
depress(verb, move, upset, break, trouble)
9
difficulty(noun, trouble, force, charge, worry)
9
drive(noun, verb, move, work, force)
9
endeavor(noun, verb, activity, action, work)
9
exert(verb, move, work, force, drive)
9
exhaust(verb, charge, bother, worry, fail)
9
extend(verb, go, cover, open, damage)
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