10
rub in(verb, expression, action, process, dealing)
10
suffering(noun, situation, reaction, phenomenon, upset)
9
focus(noun, base, concentrate, capital, core)
9
intensity(noun, activity, drive, power, worry)
9
constraint(noun, force, fix, pass, strain)
9
disquiet(noun, verb, upset, break, trouble)
9
disturb(verb, upset, break, trouble, get)
9
draw attention to(verb, action, process, dealing, expression)
9
emphasise(verb, accentuation, emphasis, signposting)
9
give emphasis to(verb, action, process, dealing, expression)
9
harass(verb, upset, break, trouble, get)
9
insistence(noun, situation, reaction, phenomenon, strength)
9
nervous tension(noun, situation, reaction, phenomenon, expression)
9
nervousness(noun, situation, reaction, phenomenon, worry)
9
place emphasis on(verb, action, process, dealing, expression)
9
tautness(noun, situation, reaction, phenomenon, tension)
9
upset(verb, action, process, dealing, worry)
8
afflict(verb, upset, break, trouble, get)
8
bring to the fore(verb, action, process, dealing, expression)
8
exertion(noun, activity, performance, work, worry)
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