6
burn(verb, blow, annoy, provoke, excite)
6
dramatise
6
embellish(verb, increase, open, develop, extend)
6
embroider(verb, increase, develop, extend, swell)
6
flare up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, rise, collapse)
6
have a fit(verb, expression, idiom, blow, rage)
6
hit the ceiling(verb, expression, idiom, feelings, boil)
6
lose one's temper(verb, idiom, get, feelings)
6
puff out
6
raise(verb, increase, rise, swell, expand)
6
rave(verb, blow, annoy, provoke, excite)
6
swell up(verb, expression, increase, swell, expand)
5
add to(verb, expression, increase, develop, rise)
5
boil(verb, rise, annoy, provoke, excite)
5
boil over(verb, expression, phrasal verb, rise, blow)
5
broaden(verb, increase, open, develop, extend)
5
chastise(verb, abuse, criticize)
5
discharge(noun, verb, break, destroy, blow)
5
elaborate(verb, increase, open, develop, extend)
5
fly off the handle(verb, expression, idiom, blow, yield)
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