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affront(verb, trouble, bother, disturb, worry)
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agitate(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
5
bedevil(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
5
bite(noun, verb, upset, hurt, disturb)
5
embitter(verb, annoy, provoke, excite, irritate)
5
exercise(verb, upset, bother, worry, raise)
5
file(verb, smooth, clean, spread, stroke)
5
fire(verb, bother, disturb, delight, stimulate)
5
fret and fume(expression, idiom, pain)
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get to(verb, expression, phrasal verb)
5
kindle(verb, bother, disturb, delight, stimulate)
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outrage(verb, annoy, provoke, excite, irritate)
5
rack(verb, upset, disturb, distress, pain)
5
rag
5
rant and rave(expression, idiom, blow, rage, roar)
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reheat(verb, warm, heat, burn, boil)
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roil(verb, upset, bother, disturb, raise)
5
scald(verb, warm, heat, reheat, burn)
5
scorch(verb, warm, heat, reheat, burn)
5
simmer(verb, rage, seethe, poach)
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