6
oppress(verb, upset, break, trouble, get)
6
perplex(verb, upset, break, trouble, get)
6
plague(noun, verb, upset, break, trouble)
6
point(verb, increase, raise, severe, importance)
6
sadden(verb, upset, break, trouble, get)
6
struggle(noun, performance, trouble, work, bother)
6
trepidation(noun, feeling, worry, strain, anxiety)
6
turn the spotlight on(verb, action, process, dealing, expression)
5
cause to feel emotional strain(verb, action, process, dealing, expression)
5
cause to feel mental strain(verb, action, process, dealing, expression)
5
crisis(noun, trouble, fix, worry, pass)
5
depress(verb, upset, break, trouble, get)
5
disquietude(noun, feeling, worry, strain, anxiety)
5
focus attention on(verb, action, process, dealing, expression)
5
focus on(verb, phrasal verb, concentrate, center, accent)
5
injure(verb, upset, break, trouble, get)
5
lay emphasis(verb, expression, action, accentuation, emphasis)
5
make tense(verb, action, process, dealing, expression)
5
place the accent on(verb, action, process, dealing, expression)
5
place the emphasis on(verb, action, process, dealing, expression)
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