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stress(strain, effort, exertion)
12
tension(strain, effort, exertion, tightness)
11
push(force, advance, attack, strain)
10
pull(strain, effort, tension, exertion)
10
strain(tension, tightness, washing, detersion)
10
stressing(verb, strain, effort, exertion)
10
stretch(strain, effort, exertion)
9
distortion(sickness, ache, anguishes)
9
exertion(advance, attack, strain, offensive)
9
struggle(strain, effort, exertion)
7
torture(sickness, ache, anguishes)
7
twisting(verb, sickness, ache, anguishes)
6
overrefinement(sickness, ache, anguishes)
6
stretching(verb, adjective, balance, pressure)
5
torturing(sickness, ache, anguishes)
4
agony(sickness, ache, anguishes)
4
anguish(sickness, ache, anguishes)
4
draining(verb, strain, detersion)
3
coloring
3
overstraining
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