13
bully(verb, make, force, press, bother)
13
frighten(verb, force, bother, torment, compel)
13
loom(noun, verb, bother, extend, command)
12
forebode(verb, give, feeling, sign, pressure)
12
hazard(verb, bother, expose, risk, intimidate)
12
jeopardise(verb, put at risk)
11
auspicate(verb, feeling, sign, hunch, premonition)
11
forecast(verb, feeling, sign, hunch, premonition)
11
prefigure(verb, feeling, sign, hunch, premonition)
11
risk(verb, bother, expose, subject, intimidate)
10
indicate(verb, feeling, sign, call, hunch)
10
peril(verb, bother, expose, subject, risk)
9
daunt(verb, fear, scare, frighten)
9
signal(verb, order, sign, tell, prepare)
9
torment(verb, bother, annoy, harass, pressure)
9
venture(verb, expose, risk, hazard, jeopardize)
8
admonish(verb, order, criticize, tell, prepare)
8
alarm(noun, verb, bother, intimidate, scare)
8
caution(verb, order, prepare, prompt, alert)
8
hang over(verb, expression, phrasal verb, command, near)
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