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sap(worry, fail, annoy, irritate)
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seek(work, determine, struggle, try)
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strap(upset, break, trouble, get)
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weary(charge, reduce, bother, worry)
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winnow
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brood(noun, kind, worry, group)
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bruise(noun, worry, pain, stress)
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burn(noun, hurt, bother, worry)
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clarify
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cripple(weakness, twist, distort, warp)
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drag(noun, trouble, force, remove)
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draw(noun, go, cover, open)
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exercise(noun, activity, business, action)
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harm(noun, upset, trouble, hurt)
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haul(noun, remove, draw, pick)
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heave(noun, remove, draw, pick)
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hustle(move, work, force, drive)
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jerk(noun, remove, worry, turn)
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leach(drain, empty)
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overextend(force, overload, overstretch, overstrain)
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