2
rub out(verb, phrasal verb, friction)
2
ruminate(verb, cut, eat, grind, bite)
2
rust(verb, break, hurt, ruin, destroy)
2
scrape
2
scrub
2
stab(harm, spoil, injure)
2
tick off(expression, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
2
undermine(verb, break, hurt, ruin, blow)
2
work on(expression, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
2
wring
1
ablate
1
abrase
1
abuse(harm, spoil, injure)
1
aggravate(verb, upset, trouble, bother, worry)
1
agitate(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
1
agonise
1
agony
1
ail
1
appall
1
ask for it(expression, idiom, upset, trouble, bother)
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