4
surveillance(noun, scrutiny, investigation, following, shadowing)
3
bothering(verb, disturbance, annoyance)
2
annoying
2
beetling
2
botheration(noun, disturbance, annoyance)
2
defecting
2
espionage(noun, spying)
2
flawing
2
following(bug, scrutiny, investigation, monitor, tap)
2
germing
2
observation(scrutiny, investigation, shadowing)
2
pestering(verb, disturbance, annoyance)
2
shadowing(scrutiny, investigation)
2
spying(noun, bug, scrutiny, investigation, monitor)
2
stakeout(bug, scrutiny, investigation, monitor, tap)
2
tailing(scrutiny, investigation, shadowing)
2
troubling
2
wiretap(bug, scrutiny, investigation, monitor, tap)
1
annoyance
1
attention
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