12
tension(noun, worry, strength, strain, anxiety)
12
tightness(noun, worry, strength, strain, anxiety)
12
stress(noun, worry, strain, anxiety, burden)
7
tenseness(noun, worry, strain, anxiety, burden)
7
stiffness(noun, firmness, tension, rigidity, tightness)
7
strain(noun, worry, anxiety, twist, burden)
6
tensity(noun, worry, strain, anxiety, twist)
5
rigidity(noun, firmness, tension, tightness)
5
force(noun, worry, strain, anxiety, burden)
4
pressure(noun, worry, strain, anxiety, burden)
3
firmness(noun, strength, tension, rigidity, stiffness)
3
meanness
3
rigor(noun, firmness, rigidity)
2
closeness
2
immovability(noun, strength)
2
nervous tension(noun, expression, worry, strain, anxiety)
2
parsimoniousness
2
parsimony
1
affliction(noun, worry, strain, anxiety, burden)
1
agony(noun, worry, strain, anxiety, burden)
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