3
erase(verb, smooth, clean, spread, stroke)
3
excruciate(verb, upset, disturb, annoy, distress)
3
fire up(verb, expression, upset, trouble, bother)
3
foment(verb, bother, disturb, raise, delight)
3
get under skin(verb, expression, idiom, upset, bother)
3
gnaw(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
3
have a conniption(expression, idiom)
3
hector(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
3
huff(annoy, irritate, resentment, needle)
3
insult(verb, upset, raise, annoy, provoke)
3
jump the gun(expression, idiom)
3
kill by inches(expression, idiom)
3
make mincemeat of(expression, idiom)
3
make sore(expression, annoy, provoke, excite, irritate)
3
melt(verb, warm, hot, heat, reheat)
3
molest(verb, upset, trouble, bother, annoy)
3
mope(verb, trouble, bother, worry, fuss)
3
persecute(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
3
pierce
3
prick(verb, upset, hurt, disturb, distress)
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