5
torture(verb, upset, break, trouble, get)
5
try(verb, upset, break, trouble, get)
5
twit(verb, scorn, mock, tease, ridicule)
5
weigh(verb, upset, break, trouble, get)
5
wound(verb, upset, break, trouble, get)
4
anger(noun, verb, upset, bother, disturb)
4
auger(noun, perforator)
4
infuriate(verb, upset, bother, disturb, annoy)
4
nail(noun, sharpness)
4
perturb(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
4
bit(noun, piece, fragment, perforator)
4
blade(noun, perforator, sprig, foliage)
4
bodkin(noun, perforator)
4
burn up(verb, expression, upset, break, trouble)
4
compass(instrument, direction)
4
devil(harass, torment, pester)
4
discompose(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
4
gnaw(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
4
instigate(verb, drive, disturb, start, encourage)
4
jest(verb, stay, mock, tease, jolly)
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