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jive(verb, bother, sound, annoy, provoke)
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josh(verb, bother, disturb, annoy, provoke)
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key up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, upset, trouble)
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kid around(verb, expression, disturb, mock, tease)
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kindle(verb, upset, bother, annoy, provoke)
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lay up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, trouble, hurt)
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lead on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, bother, disturb)
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lecture(criticize, condemn, blame, reprimand, reproach)
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lesson(criticize, condemn, blame, reprimand, reproach)
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let down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, upset, bother)
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macerate(verb, bother, worry, annoy, pursue)
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make a fuss(verb, expression, idiom, upset, bother)
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make a monkey of(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, upset)
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make a scene(verb, expression, idiom, upset, trouble)
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make it tough(expression, idiom, trouble, bother, disturb)
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make it tough for(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, upset)
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make waves(verb, expression, upset, trouble, hurt)
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maraud(verb, bother, worry, annoy, harass)
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meddle(trouble, bother, disturb, disrupt, inconvenience)
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miff(verb, upset, break, trouble, get)
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