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work(noun, activity, business, trouble)
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sift(separate, remove, clean, drain)
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distress(noun, upset, trouble, hurt)
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oppress(upset, break, trouble, get)
12
pull(noun, activity, go, work)
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harass(upset, break, trouble, get)
11
irk(upset, break, trouble, get)
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percolate(drop, clean, drain, empty)
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refine(clean, drain, penetrate, purify)
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tear(remove, turn, draw, damage)
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tighten(go, cover, open, run)
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break(upset, trouble, get, hurt)
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distort(turn, damage, limit, twist)
10
drain(noun, charge, separate, remove)
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labor(noun, business, action, trouble)
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moil(noun, work, drive, manage)
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overtax(worry, fail, damage, annoy)
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screen(separate, clean, drain, penetrate)
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sieve(separate, clean, drain, penetrate)
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tauten(go, cover, open, run)
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