9
mix up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, upset, trouble)
9
puzzler(noun, difficulty, challenge, doubt, question)
9
quandary(noun, trouble, change, fix, worry)
9
stick(noun, verb, confuse, throw, confound)
9
teaser(noun, difficulty, challenge, question, problem)
8
addle(verb, upset, trouble, clear, bother)
8
bamboozle(verb, cheat, trick, informal, confuse)
8
brain-teaser(noun, trouble, challenge, question, riddle)
8
faze(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
8
floor(verb, upset, beat, destroy, overcome)
8
get(verb, fix, do, resolve, have)
8
rattle(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
8
stymie(verb, hinder, frustrate)
8
throw(verb, phrasal verb, upset, clear, bother)
8
trouble(noun, verb, upset, change, bother)
8
upset(verb, trouble, beat, bother, disturb)
7
bother(noun, verb, upset, trouble, disturb)
7
brainteaser(noun, difficulty, challenge, question, secret)
7
dismay(verb, shock, confuse, depress, fill)
7
embarrass(verb, upset, trouble, bother, cause)
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