| provoke(verb, annoy, irritate, infuriate) | |
| put(verb, stroke, pat, caress, massage) | |
| rub off | |
| stroking(noun, movement, communication, feeling, touch) | |
| tap(verb, communication, meet, feeling, touch) | |
| traverse(noun, difficulty, restraint, bump, hindrance) | |
| triturate(verb, stroke, pat, scrape, shred) | |
| vex(verb, annoy, irritate, infuriate, grind) | |
| anoint(verb, cover, smooth, spread, water) | |
| apple of discord(expression, idiom) | |
| bite(touch, physical, scrape) | |
| blot(verb, remove, continue, dry, empty) | |
| bone of contention(expression, idiom) | |
| bone to pick(expression, idiom) | |
| burn(annoy, irritate, infuriate) | |
| catch a likeness(expression, idiom) | |
| come in contact(expression, idiom) | |
| confrication | |
| convergence of events(expression, idiom) | |
| cross(noun, verb, remove, continue, adversity) |
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