3
seeing red(noun, expression, idiom)
3
spat(noun, fight, dispute, temper, mess)
3
stew(noun, passion, fit, annoy, provoke)
3
stir the blood(expression, idiom)
3
try the patience(expression, idiom)
3
tweak the nose(expression, idiom)
3
virulence(noun, hurt, passion, rise, dispute)
3
work up(verb, expression, upset, bother, annoy)
2
acerbate(verb, annoy, provoke, excite, irritate)
2
altercation(noun, fight, dispute, temper, conflict)
2
annoyance(noun, hurt, passion, slight, rise)
2
antagonize(verb, upset, hurt, disturb, annoy)
2
asperity(noun, resentment)
2
bad humor(noun, expression, passion, fit, dispute)
2
badger(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
2
be at(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
2
beef(noun, fight, dispute, conflict, disagreement)
2
blow up(expression, passion, annoy, provoke, excite)
2
boil(verb, annoy, provoke, excite, irritate)
2
brawl(noun, conflict, disagreement, mess, disturbance)
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