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draw on(verb, phrasal verb, futurity)
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enforce(verb, harass, pressure, torment, bully)
2
expose(verb, attack, criticize, handle, censure)
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face(oppose, provoke, challenge, resist, insult)
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gather(show, develop, appear, mount, soar)
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give fair warning(verb, expression, idiom, order, tell)
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give notice(expression, idiom, warning)
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gnarl(abuse, roar, shout, yell, grumble)
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harm
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hover(show, appear, mount, soar, emerge)
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lean on(verb, expression, make, force, press)
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lie over(verb, phrasal verb, destiny)
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lour
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mutter(verb, threat)
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notify(order, prepare, prompt, alert, inform)
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overbear(verb, rule, harass, bend, torment)
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panic(noun, verb, frighten)
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persecute(verb, harass, torment, intimidate, torture)
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petrify(verb, frighten)
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plan
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