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liven(verb, move, increase, promote, stimulate)
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persuade(verb, make, change, drive, cause)
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perturb(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
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pester(verb, upset, bother, provoke, excite)
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reawaken(verb, stimulate, restore, recall, save)
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recall(verb, place, direct, stir, gather)
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resuscitate(verb, support, charge, encourage, overcome)
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rise(verb, activity, open, disturb, encourage)
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set fire to(verb, expression, idiom)
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set on fire(expression, idiom, excitation)
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set up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, get, open)
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shake(verb, upset, bother, hit, provoke)
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shake up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, move, upset)
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start(verb, bother, disturb, encourage, delight)
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stir the blood(expression, idiom, excitation)
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strike(verb, move, upset, get, mark)
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summon up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, recall, remember)
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tease(verb, drive, bother, disturb, push)
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tempt(verb, concern, draw, delight, annoy)
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trigger(verb, get, drive, disturb, touch)
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