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tease(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
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bait(verb, annoy, provoke, excite, irritate)
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excite(verb, upset, disturb, annoy, provoke)
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hassle(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
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madden(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
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nag(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
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perturb(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
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fire up(verb, expression, upset, trouble, bother)
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foment(verb, bother, disturb, raise, delight)
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gnaw(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
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huff(annoy, irritate, resentment)
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insult(verb, upset, raise, annoy, provoke)
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work up(verb, expression, bother, disturb, raise)
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goad(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
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hit where one lives(verb, expression, idiom, upset, trouble)
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make(verb, irritate, aggravate, incite)
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niggle(verb, annoy, provoke, irritate, aggravate)
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rally(verb, irritate, aggravate, incite)
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animate(verb, bother, disturb, delight, stimulate)
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awaken(verb, bother, disturb, delight, stimulate)
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