5
push to the limit(verb, action, process, dealing, expression)
5
tense(verb, adjective, force, strain, pressure)
5
tone
4
anguish(noun, verb, upset, trouble, charge)
4
conflict(noun, fight, dispute, opposition)
4
hardship(noun, charge, fix, worry, pass)
4
heebie-jeebies(noun, expression, agitation, nervousness, nerves)
4
irritation(noun, state, trouble, bother, worry)
4
mental strain(expression, idiom, shock, commotion, nerve)
4
nervous strain(expression, idiom, shock, commotion, nerve)
4
overstrain(noun, shock, pressure, nerve)
4
overstress(noun, verb, excitement, commotion, emotions)
4
overstretch(verb, action, process, dealing)
4
pressurize(verb, action, process, dealing)
4
worriment(noun, trouble, difficulty, state, feeling)
3
agony(noun, upset, worry, damage, blow)
3
call attention to(verb, expression, idiom, feature, mark)
3
give prominence to(verb, expression, mark, highlight, underscore)
3
jolt(verb, strike, shake, wigle)
3
load(noun, verb, charge, worry, strain)
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