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smart(noun, verb, action, upset, trouble)
23
bite(noun, verb, upset, trouble, hurt)
22
hurt(noun, verb, action, upset, cut)
18
burn(noun, verb, action, upset, trouble)
18
pain(noun, verb, upset, trouble, cut)
17
prick(noun, verb, upset, trouble, drive)
14
prickle(noun, verb, action, hurt, distress)
13
wound(noun, verb, action, upset, trouble)
12
ache(noun, verb, upset, trouble, hurt)
12
pinch(noun, verb, action, trouble, force)
11
gyp(noun, verb, phrasal verb, slang, trick)
11
pang(noun, cut, hurt, wrong, damage)
11
tingle(noun, verb, upset, trouble, hurt)
11
torment(noun, verb, upset, trouble, cut)
10
chafe(noun, verb, upset, hurt, disturb)
10
cheat(noun, verb, trick, honest, deception)
10
con(noun, verb, abuse, cheat, trick)
10
distress(noun, verb, upset, trouble, cut)
10
flimflam(noun, verb, phrasal verb, abuse, cheat)
10
goad(noun, verb, action, upset, charge)
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