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in reference to(expression, idiom)
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involving
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manipulation(noun, communication, feeling, touch, hit)
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next(adjective, adverb, order, time, near)
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osculation(noun, contiguity)
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palpation(noun, communication, feeling, touch, hit)
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rueful(mean, low, sad, pain, miserable)
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3
appealing(adjective, characteristic, feelings, emotion)
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arousing(verb, adjective, mean, moving, low)
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bitter(adjective, moving, emotional, distressing, upsetting)
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caress(noun, communication, feeling, touch, hit)
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contingence(noun, communication, feeling, touch, hit)
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