8
allurement(noun, hold, draw, catch, like)
8
hook(noun, verb, draw, influence, fake)
8
irritate(verb, attack, hurt, bother, worry)
8
provoke(verb, hurt, bother, criticize, annoy)
8
seduce(verb, information, draw, influence, interest)
7
net(animal, food, deception, killing, prey)
7
anger(verb, annoy, irritate, aggravate, incite)
7
course(animal, food, killing, prey, hunting)
7
inveigle(verb, information, draw, interest, excite)
7
lasso(animal, food, killing, prey, hunting)
7
needle(verb, phrasal verb, press, bother, disturb)
7
stalk(verb, animal, food, follow, harass)
7
tantalise
6
bag(animal, food, killing, prey, hunting)
6
bait the hook(expression, idiom, deception, motive)
6
capture(animal, food, killing, prey, hunting)
6
exasperate(verb, bother, worry, annoy, provoke)
6
incentive(noun, draw, fake, call, trap)
6
invitation(noun, hold, draw, fancy, like)
6
madden(verb, annoy, provoke, excite, irritate)
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