13
tighten(verb, go, cover, open, run)
12
strain(verb, go, cover, open, run)
9
stiffen(verb, stretch, tense, hunch, harden)
8
tense(verb, restrain, strengthen, contract, narrow)
7
stretch(verb, cover, damage, extend, spread)
6
firm(verb, strengthen, reinforce, harden, thicken)
3
constrict(verb, damage, twist, weaken, injure)
3
pull(verb, go, cover, open, run)
2
brace(verb, strengthen, reinforce, harden, thicken)
2
extend(verb, go, cover, open, damage)
2
inflate(verb, go, cover, open, run)
2
rack(verb, go, cover, open, run)
2
trim
1
anneal(verb, strengthen, tense, reinforce, chill)
1
benumb(verb, strengthen, steady, tense, reinforce)
1
candy(verb, strengthen, steady, tense, reinforce)
1
cement(verb, strengthen, reinforce, harden, thicken)
1
chill(verb, strengthen, steady, tense, reinforce)
1
condense(verb, restrain, strengthen, contract, steady)
1
continue
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