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throw off balance(expression, idiom, shock, agitate)
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thwart(defeat, distress, throw, unsettle)
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trouble(agitate, frustrate, confound, unsettle)
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unbalance(disturb, agitate, frustrate, confound)
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undo(disturb, agitate, frustrate, confound)
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unhinge(upset, bother, disturb, shock)
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unnerve(upset, bother, disturb, distress)
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upset apple cart(expression, idiom, disturb, agitate)
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vex(defeat, distress, disconcert, perplex)
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worry(defeat, distress, agitate, frustrate)
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anger(alarm, surprise, astonish, astound)
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antagonize(alarm, surprise, astonish, astound)
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be successful(overcome, goose, discomfit, worsted)
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be victorious(overcome, goose, discomfit, worsted)
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beat(defeat, distress, throw, unsettle)
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blow out of water(expression, idiom, overcome, goose)
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bring to knees(expression, idiom, overcome, goose)
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bring up short
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carry off(expression, overcome, goose, discomfit)
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carrying off(expression, overcome, goose, discomfit)
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