| object to(verb, expression, phrasal verb, criticize, censure) |
| persecute(verb, agonize, afflict, illtreat, crucify) |
| put on the weeps(verb, expression, idiom, cry, anguished) |
| ring the blues(verb, expression, idiom, cry, anguished) |
| sadden(verb, suffer, lament, mourn) |
| set upon(verb, expression, agonize, afflict, illtreat) |
| shed bitter tears(verb, expression, idiom, cry, anguished) |
| shed tears(verb, expression, cry, anguished, wail) |
| shedding tears(verb, expression, cry, anguished, wail) |
| singing the blues(verb, expression, idiom, disturb, sorrow) |
| sob(verb, grieve, wail, mourn, grieved) |
| strike(verb, agonize, afflict, illtreat, crucify) |
| thumb nose at(verb, expression, idiom, agonize, afflict) |
| torment yourself(verb, expression, worry, struggle, strive) |
| torture yourself(verb, expression, worry, struggle, strive) |
| turn on waterworks(verb, expression, idiom, cry, anguished) |
| ululate(verb, cry, anguished, wail, groan) |
| vacillate(verb, worry, struggle, strive) |
| wear black(verb, expression, cry, anguished, wail) |
| weep for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, lament, deplore) |