| buff(verb, smooth, clean, spread, stroke) |
| clean(verb, smooth, spread, stroke, pat) |
| cleanse(verb, clean, flush, rub, scrub) |
| confuse(verb, upset, bother, disturb, annoy) |
| contriturate(verb, beat, crush, shatter, grind) |
| decrease(verb, decline, diminish, use, weary) |
| distress(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb) |
| drain(verb, decline, diminish, decrease, use) |
| flatten(verb, crush, level, squash, compress) |
| flour(verb, cover, beat, reduce, crush) |
| flush(verb, smooth, crush, clean, level) |
| fragment(verb, beat, crush, shatter, grind) |
| get(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb) |
| gnaw away |
| grind down(verb, phrasal verb, contraction) |
| harry(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb) |
| hit where one lives(expression, idiom, upset, trouble, bother) |
| incise(score, graze) |
| lacerate(score, graze) |
| make waves(expression, upset, trouble, bother, disturb) |