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kibble
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kindle(disturb, provoke, stimulate, warm)
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make angry(expression, set, raise, annoy)
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make blood boil(expression, idiom, set, raise)
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niggle(annoy, irritate, aggravate, incite)
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pat(touch, smooth, clean, spread)
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paw(touch, stroke, maul)
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pick on(expression, get, bother, annoy)
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plague(annoy, irritate, infuriate)
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polish(smooth, clean, spread, stroke)
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rattle(upset, bother, disturb, hit)
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reduce(cover, crush, smash, grind)
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resist
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rouse(disturb, provoke, stimulate, warm)
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rub the wrong way(expression, idiom, phrasal verb, upset)
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ruffle(bother, raise, annoy, provoke)
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scandalize
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set(raise, irritate, anger, aggravate)
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set on(expression, raise, irritate, anger)
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smooth(clean, spread, stroke, pat)
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