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be concerned(verb, worry, fuss, troubled, agonize)
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care(noun, verb, pain)
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commotion(noun, bother, excitement, agitation, unrest)
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deplore(verb, oppose, desire, criticize, object)
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disturbance(noun, bother, excitement, agitation, commotion)
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eat away(verb, expression, phrasal verb)
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exacerbate(verb, upset, trouble, disturb, worry)
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excite(verb, upset, disturb, annoy, provoke)
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fret and fume(expression, idiom, pain)
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grind(verb, smooth, fight, clean, spread)
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groan(verb, oppose, criticize, object, protest)
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jitter(noun, excitement, agitation, unrest, twitch)
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mourn(verb, sorrow, want, cry, complain)
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pain(noun, verb, upset, trouble, hurt)
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perturbation(noun, bother, excitement, agitation, commotion)
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rant(verb, blow, annoy, provoke, excite)
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rant and rave(expression, idiom, blow, rage, roar)
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rasp(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
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ripple(verb, rub, erode)
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scrape(verb, smooth, annoy, clean, spread)
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