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boil(noun, increase, spot, bump, lump)
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bubble(noun, excitement, agitation, wound, nervousness)
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bulging(adjective, mounting, protuberant, protruding)
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excess(noun, excitement, swell, agitation, lump)
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hump(noun, handle, swell, bump, lump)
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increasing(verb, adjective, rising, mounting, upward)
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inflammation(noun, increase, bump, lump, tenderness)
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intumescency
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lengthening(noun, verb, expansion, expanding)
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pimple(noun, increase, spot, bump, lump)
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rise(noun, increase, raise, growth, bump)
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spread(noun, increase, raise, gain, rise)
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tumour
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wen(noun, lump, tumor)
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accretion(noun, increase, raise, gain, rise)
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bombastic(adjective, ornament)
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bunion(noun, bump, lump, enlargement, bulge)
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burgeoning(noun, verb, adjective, raise, gain)
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carbuncle(noun, increase, spot, bump, lump)
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convexity(noun, swell, bump, lump, projection)
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