| humiliate(verb, put, shame, stain, disgrace) |
| impair(verb, dull, quiet, cut, decline) |
| miff(verb, upset, break, trouble, get) |
| nag(verb, upset, break, trouble, get) |
| nit-pick(verb, upset, break, trouble, get) |
| peeve(verb, upset, break, trouble, get) |
| perplex(verb, upset, break, trouble, get) |
| rack(verb, upset, break, trouble, get) |
| strap(verb, upset, break, trouble, get) |
| stress(verb, upset, break, trouble, get) |
| undermine(verb, upset, decline, reduce, disturb) |
| vitiate(verb, decline, reduce, fail, halt) |
| bear down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, move, hold) |
| beat down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, trouble, bother) |
| cast a shadow(verb, expression, idiom, discourage) |
| check(verb, stop, hold, dull, quiet) |
| compress(verb, move, hold, smooth, crush) |
| corrupt(verb, overthrow, disrupt, undermine, sabotage) |
| couch(verb, drop, decline, drive, reduce) |
| deepen(verb, turn, produce, lower, clean) |