2
work up(expression, upset, annoy, excite, frustrate)
2
wound
1
abate(verb, stop, end, pass, fall)
1
afflict
1
agonise
1
ail
1
arrant
1
bate(verb, stop, end, pass, fall)
1
be remembered
1
bite
1
blow up(expression, annoy, provoke, excite, irritate)
1
boil over(expression, annoy, provoke, excite, irritate)
1
break down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, end)
1
break up
1
burn up(expression, annoy, provoke, excite, irritate)
1
canker
1
choke
1
coarse
1
concern
1
convulse
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