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squirm(verb, disturb, worry, struggle, strive)
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strain(verb, upset, trouble, disturb, worry)
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strive(verb, disturb, worry, struggle, lament)
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struggle(verb, disturb, worry, strive, lament)
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tantalize
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torturing
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trouble(verb, upset, hurt, bother, disturb)
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twist
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upset(verb, trouble, disturb, strain, annoy)
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vex(verb, upset, trouble, hurt, bother)
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vitiate(verb, upset, annoy, insult, injure)
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wince(verb, disturb, worry, struggle, strive)
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work over(verb, expression, upset, annoy, insult)
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writhe(verb, disturb, worry, struggle, strive)
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