10
irritate(verb, upset, trouble, help, drive)
10
itch(noun, verb, thing, pain, irritate)
10
stab(noun, verb, trouble, hurt, wrong)
9
swindle(noun, verb, fix, abuse, cheat)
9
stinging(noun, hurt, agony, discomfort, aching)
8
bunco(noun, trick, agreement, deception, swindle)
8
inflame(noun, verb, upset, trouble, help)
8
nettle(verb, upset, hurt, bother, disturb)
8
nip(noun, verb, action, trouble, damage)
8
stick(noun, verb, phrasal verb, slang, honest)
8
torture(noun, verb, upset, trouble, cut)
8
twinge(noun, verb, cut, hurt, wrong)
7
agonize(noun, verb, upset, disturb, distress)
7
anguish(noun, verb, upset, disturb, distress)
7
con game(noun, expression, idiom, fix, cheat)
7
fret(noun, verb, upset, hurt, disturb)
7
rack(noun, verb, upset, trouble, disturb)
7
rook(verb, honest)
7
sore(noun, verb, cut, hurt, wrong)
7
victimize(verb, cheat, honest, informal, fool)
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