3
fan the flame(expression, idiom)
3
feed the fire(expression, idiom)
3
gnaw(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
3
heckle
3
incommode(verb, upset, trouble, get, disturb)
3
inconvenience(verb, trouble, annoy, irritate, aggravate)
3
jar(verb, upset, hurt, disturb, annoy)
3
pluck the beard(expression, idiom)
3
prick(noun, verb, upset, bother, annoy)
3
put up to(expression, idiom)
3
rally
3
stew(verb, upset, trouble, worry, annoy)
3
stir the embers(expression, idiom)
3
work up(verb, expression, upset, bother, disturb)
2
Devil
2
abrade(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
2
access
2
acerbate(verb, annoy, provoke, excite, irritate)
2
aggrieve(verb, upset, hurt, disturb, provoke)
2
amaze
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