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disturb(verb, upset, break, trouble, dull)
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germ(noun, informal, illness, sickness, beings)
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illness(noun, disorder, disease, sickness, affliction)
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needle(verb, upset, break, trouble, get)
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tap(noun, verb, study, consider, examine)
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freak(noun, person, concern, slang, informal)
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get(verb, upset, break, trouble, bother)
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microbe(noun, informal, illness, sickness, plague)
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nag(verb, upset, break, trouble, get)
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pique(verb, upset, get, bother, disturb)
12
tease(verb, upset, trouble, get, attack)
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aggravate(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
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ailment(noun, health, disorder, disease, collapse)
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chafe(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
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enthusiast(noun, concern, interest, informal, nut)
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fan(noun, concern, informal, nut, supporter)
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fault(noun, help, mark, weakness, spot)
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infirmity(noun, disorder, disease, weakness, crack)
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miff(verb, upset, break, trouble, get)
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nut(noun, concern, slang, supporter, radical)
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