| fan the flame(expression, idiom) |
| hack(verb, bother, disturb, annoy, provoke) |
| huff(annoy, irritate, resentment, needle) |
| inconvenience(verb, upset, trouble, hurt, bother) |
| inflate(verb, get, advance, increase, promote) |
| light the fuse(expression, idiom) |
| persecute |
| pick on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, upset, trouble) |
| plague(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb) |
| pluck the beard(expression, idiom) |
| reinforce(verb, get, advance, increase, develop) |
| set at odds(expression, idiom) |
| set at variance(expression, idiom) |
| snowball(verb, get, advance, increase, promote) |
| sour(verb, upset, bother, annoy, anger) |
| stir up trouble(expression, idiom) |
| swell(verb, advance, increase, raise, rise) |
| try the patience(expression, idiom) |
| tweak the nose(expression, idiom) |
| abrade(verb, upset, bother, raise, annoy) |