3
stir the blood(expression, idiom)
3
stir up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, act, start)
3
umbrage(verb, upset, bother, annoy, provoke)
2
acerbate(verb, annoy, provoke, excite, irritate)
2
affront(verb, annoy, provoke, excite, irritate)
2
aggravate(verb, disturb, encourage, annoy, provoke)
2
agitate(verb, disturb, encourage, annoy, provoke)
2
antagonize(verb, annoy, provoke, excite, irritate)
2
bait(verb, annoy, provoke, excite, irritate)
2
blow up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, annoy, provoke)
2
boil(verb, annoy, provoke, excite, irritate)
2
boil over(verb, expression, phrasal verb, annoy, provoke)
2
burn(verb, disturb, annoy, provoke, excite)
2
burn up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, take, attack)
2
charge(verb, take, attack, rush, rage)
2
craze(verb, upset, bother, disturb, encourage)
2
cross(verb, annoy, provoke, excite, irritate)
2
displease(verb, annoy, provoke, excite, irritate)
2
egg on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, start, encourage)
2
embitter(verb, disturb, annoy, provoke, excite)
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