| rankle | |
| rile(verb, upset, trouble, hurt, bother) | |
| rip off | |
| ruffle(annoy, pain, irritate, resentment, needle) | |
| screw | |
| sell gold bricks(expression, idiom) | |
| sharp pain(expression, idiom, physical pain) | |
| soak | |
| squeeze(verb, trouble, force, damage, harm) | |
| stack the cards(expression, idiom) | |
| surcharge | |
| take a dive(expression, idiom) | |
| throw a fight(expression, idiom) | |
| tingling(prickle, pricking, scratchiness) | |
| touch(noun, hint, smack, savor, flavor) | |
| touch a chord(expression, idiom) | |
| tweak(annoy, irritate, nettle, physical pain) | |
| twist the knife(expression, idiom) | |
| wrench(noun, verb, pain, extract, spasm) | |
| wring(verb, trouble, force, damage, harm) |
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