4
sweat(verb, worry, bear, fret, panic)
4
sweat it out(verb, expression, idiom, trouble, bother)
4
swelter(verb, warm, heat, reheat, burn)
4
take on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, upset, calm)
4
thaw(verb, warm, heat, reheat, burn)
4
toast(verb, warm, heat, reheat, burn)
4
wrench(verb, crush, pain, squeeze, nip)
3
ache(noun, verb, upset, hurt, disturb)
3
aggrieve(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
3
amaze(verb, bother, disturb, delight, annoy)
3
anguish(noun, verb, upset, trouble, bother)
3
antagonize(verb, annoy, provoke, excite, irritate)
3
break(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
3
bristle(verb, blow, annoy, provoke, excite)
3
burn up(verb, expression, upset, trouble, bother)
3
convulse(verb, upset, disturb, distress, sadden)
3
crucify
3
devil
3
discomfort(verb, upset, disturb, distress, pain)
3
discompose(verb, upset, bother, disturb, delight)
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