4
tense
4
unfriendliness(noun, enmity)
4
vehemence(noun, force, power, passion, strength)
3
anger(noun, worry, excitement, anxiety, condition)
3
animosity(noun, fight, dispute, split, division)
3
ardor(noun, force, power, passion, strength)
3
coldness(noun, enmity)
3
controversy(noun, fight, dispute, split, division)
3
coolness(noun, enmity)
3
difference(noun, fight, dispute, split, division)
3
discordancy(noun, conflict)
3
dissonance(noun, conflict, disagreement)
3
dread(noun, trouble, worry, concern, strain)
3
effort(noun, trouble, work, force, power)
3
emergency(noun, disaster, danger, tragedy, crisis)
3
emotion(noun, performance, force, power, play)
3
emphasis(noun, force, power, passion, strength)
3
ferment(noun, force, power, worry, passion)
3
fervency(noun, force, power, passion, strength)
3
fervor(noun, force, power, passion, strength)
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