deride, gibe (or jibe), jeer, mock, ridicule

annoy, bother, bug, burn (up), chafe, fret, frost, gall, get, gnaw (at), grate, gripe, hack (off), hagride, irk, irritate, itch, nag, nark [British], nettle, peeve, pester, pique, put out, rasp, rile, ruffle, spite, trouble, vex

aggravate, exasperate, goad, test, try

aggrieve, agitate, bedevil, beleaguer, discomfort, disturb, perturb

badger, dog, hound

browbeat, bully, hector

harass, harry, persecute, plague, terrorize, torment, torture

draw in, inveigle, persuade, rope (in), snow

catch, enmesh (also immesh), ensnare, entrap, mesh, snare, tangle, trap

bewitch, captivate, charm, enchant, fascinate, magnetize, wile