- a bit of a bother.
- a spot of bother.
- Don't bother the professor while she is grading term papers.
- Don't bother, please.
- He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday.
- he didn't want to make a fuss.
- he's not a friend, he's an infliction.
- It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves.
- Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me.
- Sorry to trouble you, but....
- The mere thought of her bothered him and made his heart beat faster.
- they had labor trouble.
- washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer.