5
simmer(verb, boil, cook, bubble, smolder)
5
squall(noun, verb, excitement, agitation, cry)
5
stir up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, upset, bother)
5
sulk(noun, verb, consider, worry, fit)
5
throw a fit(expression, idiom, blow, rage, roar)
5
torture(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
4
ache(verb, desire, sorrow, want, cry)
4
annoyance(noun, agitation)
4
antagonize(verb, upset, hurt, bother, disturb)
4
arabesque
4
be anxious(verb, worry, avoid, fuss, anticipate)
4
boil(verb, annoy, provoke, excite, irritate)
4
broil(noun, bother, excitement, agitation, commotion)
4
carry on(verb, expression, upset, bother, disturb)
4
chagrin(verb, upset, trouble, bother, worry)
4
croak
4
cry(verb, desire, sorrow, want, complain)
4
dither(noun, verb, pause, hesitate, panic)
4
eat into(verb, expression, phrasal verb)
4
excruciate(verb, anguished, physical pain, pothering)
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