4
bedevil(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
4
bother(verb, upset, trouble, disturb, worry)
4
canker
4
chaw(verb, cut, eat, grind, bite)
4
fray
4
gnash(verb, attack, seize, grind, bite)
4
grind(verb, bite, friction, chew, munch)
4
gum(verb, eat, grind, bite, nibble)
4
hurt(harm, annoy, spoil, irritate, injure)
4
needle(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
4
pain(noun, verb, trouble, bother, worry)
4
pierce(verb, cut, eat, snap, physical pain)
4
snap(verb, food, cut, bother, annoy)
4
sting(noun, annoy, irritate, needle, nettle)
4
torture(verb, trouble, provoke, pursue, frustrate)
4
vex(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
4
worry(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
3
abrade(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
3
agonize
3
beleaguer(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
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