12
stress(noun, strain, effort, exertion)
12
tension(noun, strain, effort, exertion, tightness)
11
push(noun, force, advance, attack, strain)
10
pull(noun, strain, effort, tension, exertion)
10
strain(noun, tension, tightness, washing, detersion)
10
stressing(noun, verb, strain, effort, exertion)
10
stretch(noun, strain, effort, exertion)
9
distortion(noun, sickness, ache, anguishes)
9
exertion(noun, advance, attack, strain, offensive)
9
struggle(noun, strain, effort, exertion)
7
torture(noun, sickness, ache, anguishes)
7
twisting(noun, verb, sickness, ache, anguishes)
6
overrefinement(noun, sickness, ache, anguishes)
6
stretching(noun, verb, adjective, balance, pressure)
5
arduous
5
hard
5
torturing(noun, sickness, ache, anguishes)
4
agony(noun, sickness, ache, anguishes)
4
anguish(noun, sickness, ache, anguishes)
4
draining(noun, verb, strain, detersion)
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