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15
firm(noun, adjective, hard, strengthen)
13
tighten(tighten, constrict)
10
stiffen(stretch, hunch, harden, jellied)
9
strain(force, stretch, narrow, tighten)
8
strung out(expression, adjective, phrasal verb, upset)
7
tauten(restrain, strengthen, contract, narrow)
5
keyed up(expression, adjective, phrasal verb, excited)
5
secure(adjective, tight, tighten)
5
stretch(force, strain, narrow, tighten)
4
starched(adjective, hard, firm, solid)
4
stress(force, strain, pressure, hunch)
4
tense up(expression, phrasal verb, force, strain)
4
wrought up(adjective, phrasal verb, excitation)
3
deform
3
steady(adjective, close, firm, strengthen)
3
strive
3
tension
2
brace(strengthen, reinforce, harden, thicken)
2
chill(strengthen, steady, reinforce, harden)
2
constrict(contract, stretch, narrow, inhibit)
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