5
crush(verb, annoy, suppress, subdue, harass)
5
discompose(abuse, annoy, pain, harass)
5
fret(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
5
haunt(verb, trouble, annoy, provoke, harass)
5
needle(verb, upset, trouble, hurt, bother)
5
rack(verb, hurt, bother, strain, annoy)
5
subjugate(verb, annoy, suppress, subdue, harass)
5
try(verb, upset, trouble, hurt, bother)
4
aggravate
4
beleaguer(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
4
blight
4
chafe(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
4
disquiet(noun, verb, upset, trouble, attack)
4
do a mischief(expression, idiom)
4
do wrong by(expression, idiom)
4
follow(verb, lead, guide, pursue, track)
4
get into trouble(expression, idiom)
4
hassle(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
4
infest(verb, trouble, pain, pursue, dog)
4
pain(noun, verb, trouble, hurt, bother)
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