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