5
tweak the nose(expression, idiom, pain)
4
chivvy
4
exacerbate(verb, annoy, provoke, excite, irritate)
4
gravel
4
huff(verb, upset, annoy, provoke, irritate)
4
hurt(verb, upset, bother, disturb, annoy)
4
molest(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
4
rub
4
stir the blood(expression, idiom, resentment)
4
taunt(verb, annoy, irritate)
4
urticate
3
be at(verb, upset, trouble, get, bother)
3
bewilder
3
blow the coals(expression, idiom)
3
bristle(noun, verb, annoy, provoke, excite)
3
burn(verb, upset, get, bother, disturb)
3
chevy
3
discomfort(verb, upset, distress, irritate)
3
discommode(verb, upset, trouble, get, disturb)
3
disoblige(verb, upset, trouble, get, hurt)
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