7
needle(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
7
smoulder
7
torture(noun, verb, upset, trouble, bother)
6
afflict(noun, verb, upset, trouble, bother)
6
arouse(verb, bother, disturb, delight, annoy)
6
exacerbate(verb, annoy, provoke, excite, irritate)
6
fuss(verb, calm, trouble, bother, worry)
6
get(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
6
get at(verb, expression, phrasal verb)
6
grind(verb, decline, smooth, diminish, decrease)
6
heat(verb, warm, prepare, hot, reheat)
6
impair(verb, decline, hurt, damage, diminish)
6
miff(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
6
nark(verb, upset, irritate, aggravate, infuriate)
6
put out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, upset, trouble)
6
scrub(verb, smooth, clean, spread, stroke)
6
steam(verb, blow, annoy, warm, rage)
6
stir up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, bother, disturb)
6
trouble(noun, verb, upset, bother, disturb)
6
upset(verb, trouble, bother, disturb, worry)
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