5
skin(verb, hurt, damage, strip, rub)
5
sore(noun, verb, pain)
5
storm(verb, blow, rage, resentment, roar)
5
tease(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
5
tepefy(verb, warm, heat, reheat, burn)
5
throw a fit(expression, idiom, blow, rage, roar)
5
vexation
5
warm up(verb, expression, warm, heat, reheat)
4
annoyance
4
badger(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
4
bait(verb, annoy, provoke, excite, irritate)
4
bake(verb, warm, heat, reheat, burn)
4
bark(verb, hurt, smooth, damage, clean)
4
bask(verb, warm, heat, reheat, burn)
4
blaze(verb, blow, warm, heat, reheat)
4
bluster(verb, annoy, irritate, rage, shout)
4
broil(verb, warm, heat, reheat, burn)
4
calorify(verb, warm, heat, reheat, burn)
4
char(verb, warm, heat, reheat, burn)
4
corrode(verb, decline, hurt, damage, diminish)
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