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bug(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
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incite(verb, bother, disturb, delight, provoke)
5
stir(verb, warm, irritate, aggravate, incite)
5
upset(verb, trouble, bother, disturb, annoy)
4
chafe(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
4
foment(verb, bother, disturb, raise, delight)
4
hassle(verb, irritate, aggravate, incite)
4
make blood boil(verb, expression, idiom, bother, provoke)
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rouse(verb, upset, bother, disturb, delight)
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work up(verb, expression, upset, bother, disturb)
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affront(verb, bother, annoy, provoke, excite)
3
fire(verb, light, bother, disturb, delight)
3
goad(verb, bother, disturb, delight, annoy)
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move(verb, bother, disturb, delight, stimulate)
3
offend(verb, bother, disturb, delight, annoy)
3
whip up(verb, expression, provoke, warm, irritate)
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awaken(verb, bother, disturb, delight, stimulate)
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call forth(verb, expression, irritate, aggravate, incite)
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fire up(verb, expression, upset, trouble, light)
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fret(verb, bother, annoy, provoke, excite)
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