126 entries under distress topic. ×

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strain(verb, upset, break, trouble, get)
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strap(verb, upset, break, trouble, get)
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thwart(verb, defeat, obscure, confuse)
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torture(verb, upset, break, trouble, get)
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unsettle(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
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worry(verb, upset, break, trouble, get)
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get to(verb, expression, phrasal verb, upset, break)
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ruffle(verb, upset, trouble, disorder, bother)
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balk(verb, defeat, confuse, agitate)
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chafe(verb, upset, bother, annoy)
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discommode(verb, upset, trouble, hurt, bother)
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discountenance(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
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displease(verb, upset, trouble, hurt, bother)
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nettle(verb, upset, bother, disturb, annoy)
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tease(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
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abash(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
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checkmate(defeat, unsettle, vex, embarrass)
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concern(verb, upset, trouble, hurt, bother)
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defeat(verb, drop, baffle, confound)
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give a bad time(verb, expression, idiom, upset, trouble)
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