8
bait(verb, attack, bother, wrong, abuse)
8
bulldoze(verb, rule, harass, protest, bend)
8
bully
8
exasperate
8
peeve
8
pick on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, worry, harass)
8
swagger(noun, verb, show, rule, harass)
8
threaten(verb, rule, harass, protest, bend)
7
bluster(noun, verb, rule, subdue, harass)
7
browbeat
7
bug(verb, upset, trouble, attack, bother)
7
daredevil(noun, bad, temper, brave, bull)
7
gall(verb, trouble, pursue, dog, afflict)
7
ruffian(noun, bad, temper, brave, bully)
7
tyrannize(verb, wrong, rule, annoy, provoke)
6
gambler(noun, bad, temper, brave, bull)
6
henpeck(verb, bother, rule, bend, bully)
6
heroine(noun, bad, temper, brave, bull)
6
pique
6
strong-arm(verb, phrasal verb, upset, informal, intimidate)
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