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weaken(fail, damage, annoy, limit)
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purify(separate, clean, drain, penetrate)
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bother(noun, business, upset, break)
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depress(move, upset, break, trouble)
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drive(noun, move, work, force)
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endeavor(noun, activity, action, work)
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exert(move, work, force, drive)
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exhaust(charge, bother, worry, fail)
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extend(go, cover, open, damage)
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fatigue(noun, bother, worry, fail)
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filtrate
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grind(noun, business, work, drive)
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hurt(noun, upset, break, trouble)
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load(noun, business, trouble, work)
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overwork(noun, work, worry, fail)
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rack(upset, break, trouble, get)
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separate(drain, comb, filter, sieve)
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sort(noun, form, nature, make)
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tense(force, stretch, narrow, tighten)
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torture(noun, upset, break, trouble)
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