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impose on(verb, expression, upset, bother, disturb)
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load(verb, trouble, charge, bother)
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make a fuss(verb, expression, idiom, upset, bother)
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make a scene(verb, expression, idiom, upset, trouble)
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make it tough for(verb, expression, idiom, upset, break)
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make waves(verb, expression, upset, trouble, hurt)
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obligate(verb, trouble, charge, bother, crush)
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overcharge(verb, trouble, charge, bother, crush)
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psych(verb, upset, trouble, hurt, bother)
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pull(verb, force, torment, torture)
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push buttons(verb, expression, upset, break, trouble)
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put in traction(verb, expression, idiom, force)
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put on trial(verb, expression, idiom, force)
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rile(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
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snow(verb, trouble, charge, bother, crush)
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spook(verb, upset, trouble, hurt, bother)
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spring(verb, force)
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stir up(verb, expression, upset, trouble, hurt)
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stretch(verb, force, torment, torture)
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tense up(verb, expression, force)
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