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