6
distress(noun, verb, upset, trouble, bother)
6
eat away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, destroy, blow)
6
harry(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
6
annoy(verb, upset, trouble, bother, worry)
6
nag(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
6
pester(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
6
rankle(verb, trouble, worry, concern, annoy)
5
graze(verb, feed, browse, crop, friction)
5
chafe(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
5
crunch(verb, food, cut, eat, grind)
5
eat at(verb, expression, phrasal verb, about)
5
gall(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
5
haunt(verb, trouble, worry, concern, pursue)
5
irk(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
5
rasp
5
rub(verb, friction)
5
torment(noun, verb, upset, trouble, bother)
5
wear(verb, attack, blow, consume, lose)
5
wear down(verb, phrasal verb, about, friction)
4
badger(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
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