3
nettle(verb, upset, bother, disturb, annoy)
3
not make sense(expression, idiom)
3
obscure(verb, upset, trouble, disturb, confuse)
3
put to it(expression, idiom)
3
screw up(expression, upset, disturb, obscure, shock)
3
shock(verb, confuse, overwhelm, depress, shake)
3
snarl up(verb, expression, upset, obscure, confuse)
3
speak in tongues(expression, idiom)
3
startle(verb, upset, bother, provoke, excite)
3
strike with wonder(expression, idiom)
3
tease(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
3
twist(verb, upset, obscure, confuse, impede)
3
wheels within wheels(expression, idiom)
2
abash(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
2
acquire
2
arrest
2
arrive
2
awe(confuse, alarm, confound, disconcert, astonish)
2
bait(verb, bother, worry, annoy, pain)
2
ball up(verb, expression, upset, confuse, baffle)
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