5
kindle(verb, upset, bother, cause, disturb)
5
pet(noun, verb, dispute, annoy, provoke)
5
rancor(noun, hurt, passion, rise, temper)
5
stew(noun, trouble, worry, passion, annoy)
5
tease(verb, upset, get, bother, annoy)
5
tweak the nose(expression, idiom, pain)
4
antipathy(noun, dislike, anger, hatred, resentment)
4
badger(verb, upset, bother, provoke, excite)
4
bile(noun, temper, dislike, anger, hatred)
4
break(verb, cut, hurt, damage, harm)
4
burn up(verb, expression, upset, bother, annoy)
4
discomfort(noun, irritation, infuriation, exasperation)
4
disgust(noun, verb, upset, hurt, bother)
4
dissatisfaction(noun, dislike, anger, resentment, irritation)
4
enmity(noun, passion, temper, dislike, anger)
4
envy(noun, resentment, hate, hostility, antagonism)
4
foment(verb, cause, disturb, encourage, raise)
4
infuse life into(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, excitation)
4
intrigue(verb, concern, draw, delight, interest)
4
nag(verb, trouble, get, bother, worry)
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