50 entries under strain topic. ×

12
tension(noun, worry, strength, anxiety)
12
tightness(noun, worry, strength, anxiety)
12
stress(noun, worry, anxiety, burden)
7
tenseness(noun, worry, anxiety, burden)
6
tensity(noun, worry, anxiety, twist)
5
force(noun, worry, anxiety, burden)
4
pressure(noun, worry, anxiety, burden)
2
nervous tension(noun, expression, worry, anxiety)
1
affliction(noun, worry, anxiety, burden)
1
agony(noun, worry, anxiety, burden)
1
alarm(noun, worry, anxiety, burden)
1
albatross(noun, worry, anxiety, burden)
1
anxiety(noun, worry, burden, pain)
1
apprehensiveness(noun, worry, anxiety, burden)
1
burden(noun, worry, anxiety, pain)
1
clutch(noun, worry, anxiety, burden)
1
crunch(noun, worry, anxiety, burden)
1
disquiet(noun, worry, anxiety, burden)
1
disquietude(noun, worry, anxiety, burden)
1
distention(noun, worry, anxiety, burden)
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