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baiting(noun, verb, aggravating)
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breathless(adjective, keen, violent, anxious, eager)
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burdensome(adjective, painful)
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disagreeable(adjective, painful)
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discomfort(noun, pain)
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edgy(adjective, keen, violent, anxious, eager)
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enraging(verb, aggravating)
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envenoming(verb, aggravating)
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exacerbating(verb, aggravating)
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filing(contact, abrasion, rubbing)
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fraying(noun, verb)
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heating
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horrendous(adjective, painful)
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inflamed
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irking(verb, aggravating)
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nagging(verb, aggravating)
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needling(verb, aggravating)
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odious(adjective, painful)
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offensive(adjective, painful)
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painful(adjective, painful)
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