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note(noun, quality, character, manner, mood)
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persuasion(noun, form, nature, trouble, force)
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plague(verb, upset, break, trouble, get)
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press(noun, verb, trouble, charge, bother)
6
sadden(verb, upset, break, trouble, get)
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set(noun, verb, break, develop, improve)
6
spirit(noun, quality, feeling, character, note)
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stamp(noun, form, nature, type, kind)
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temper(noun, state, quality, feeling, character)
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tense up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, force)
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tenseness(noun, force, power, worry, passion)
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theme(noun, expression, piece, harmony, air)
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torment(noun, verb, upset, break, trouble)
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tribe(noun, make, type, kind, group)
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warp(verb, twist, distort, writhe, deform)
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weigh(verb, upset, break, trouble, get)
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weight(noun, verb, trouble, charge, worry)
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wound(noun, verb, upset, break, trouble)
5
mental strain(noun, expression, idiom)
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attempt(noun, verb, action, work, energy)
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