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crisis(performance, play, excitement, disaster, production)
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crowded
2
crunch(noun, trouble, force, worry, strain)
2
density(noun, burden, weight, gravity, heaviness)
2
disaccord(conflict, disagreement, opposition, divergence)
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dispute(noun, fight, split, division, conflict)
2
distension
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draw(noun, verb, worry, strain, anxiety)
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eagerness(anxiety, confusion, doubt, uncertainty, whodunit)
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elasticity(noun, strength)
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electron(power, energy, heat, current)
2
elongation
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enthusiasm(noun, excitement, condition, stress, zeal)
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excitation(noun, excitement, condition, stress, zeal)
2
exhilaration(noun, excitement, condition, stress, zeal)
2
exigency(noun, trouble, force, strain, difficulty)
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fear(noun, worry, concern, strain, anxiety)
2
fervour(noun, excitement, condition, stress, zeal)
2
feud(noun, fight, dispute, split, division)
2
foreboding(noun, trouble, worry, concern, doubt)
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