3
pine(verb, desire, disease, sorrow, want)
3
prosecute(verb, charge, attack, blame, fault)
3
put on report(expression, idiom)
3
raise a howl(expression, idiom)
3
register a complaint(expression, idiom)
3
snivel(verb, oppose, criticize, object, protest)
3
sob(verb, desire, sorrow, want, cry)
3
squeal(verb, tell, talk, protest, cry)
3
stand at bay(expression, idiom)
3
stand up against(expression, idiom)
3
stand up to(expression, idiom)
3
state a grievance(expression, idiom)
3
sue(verb, charge, attack, blame, fault)
3
take exception(verb, expression, maintain, oppose, object)
3
take to task(expression, idiom)
3
worry(verb, oppose, object, fuss)
3
yell(noun, verb, shout, scream, shriek)
3
yell bloody murder(expression, idiom)
2
scruple(verb, object, protest, disagree, hesitate)
2
ache(verb, desire, sorrow, want, cry)
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