achieve, attain, accomplish, reach - to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"

begin, commence, set out, start, start out, set about, get down, get - take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now"

get under one's skin, get - irritate; "Her childish behavior really get to me"; "His lying really gets me"

eat into, rankle, grate, fret - gnaw into; make resentful or angry; "The unjustice rankled her"; "his resentment festered"

chafe - feel extreme irritation or anger; "He was chafing at her suggestion that he stay at home while she went on a vacation"

peeve - cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful

ruffle - trouble or vex; "ruffle somebody's composure"

fret - cause annoyance in

beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke - annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"

antagonize, antagonise - provoke the hostility of; "Don't antagonize your boss"

displease - give displeasure to