Assure
Assure verb - To ease the grief or distress of.
Bother
Bother verb - To disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts.
Usage example: it bothers me when obviously sick people go to concerts and spend the whole time coughing and sneezing
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- They don't bother their heads about the bathroom requisites, that I can assure you.
Source: Theatre / No Exit - Even when they realize the patient probably has a secret, they only occasionally bother to try to talk the patient alone or assure them they will keep the secret.
Source: Be as Unhelpful as Possible
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