11
blow up(verb, expression, stop, close, increase)
11
interval(noun, time, area, present, turn)
10
draw out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, take, cover)
10
drag out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, take, cover)
10
draw(noun, verb, take, cover, increase)
10
duration(noun, time, area, event, turn)
10
expansion(noun, time, place, area, increase)
10
overstate(verb, promote, strain, twist, confuse)
10
push(noun, verb, touch, energy, strain)
10
stress(noun, verb, force, worry, energy)
10
stretchability(noun, state, quality, ability)
10
struggle(noun, activity, action, worry, energy)
9
develop(verb, take, get, set, cover)
9
give(noun, verb, state, quality, ability)
9
grow(verb, get, cover, increase, open)
9
hyperbolize(verb, expand, color, inflate, falsify)
9
lie(verb, take, place, set, cover)
9
outstretch(noun, verb, move, set, cover)
9
pad(verb, take, cover, increase, open)
9
straining(noun, strain, effort, exertion)
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