16
haunt(verb, trouble, bother, disturb, worry)
14
possess(verb, trouble, control, bother, disturb)
13
ghost(verb, pursue, torment, stalk, haunt)
12
consume(verb, trouble, disturb, worry, annoy)
9
preoccupy(verb, trouble, bother, disturb, worry)
8
dominate(verb, waste, use, exhaust, drain)
8
harass(verb, trouble, annoy, irritate, torment)
8
torment(verb, trouble, annoy, irritate, grip)
7
beset(verb, trouble, annoy, torment, grip)
6
engross(verb, trouble, disturb, worry, waste)
6
grip(noun, verb, trouble, disturb, worry)
5
hold(verb, grip, fascinate, engross, preoccupy)
5
infatuate(verb, grip, focus, haunt, preoccupy)
5
plague(verb, trouble, annoy, irritate, torment)
4
absorb(verb, trouble, disturb, worry, waste)
4
control
4
worry
3
rankle(verb, annoy, irritate, irk)
3
take over(verb, expression, absorb)
3
trouble(verb, come, repetition)
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