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insist upon(get, dispute, provoke, try)
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invite competition(get, dispute, provoke, try)
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make a point of(idiom, get, dispute, provoke)
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make a stand(idiom, get, dispute, provoke)
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object to(get, dispute, provoke, try)
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search out(get, dispute, provoke, try)
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stand up(verb, grow, lift, arise)
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stand up to(idiom, get, dispute, provoke)
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stick it out(idiom, get, dispute, provoke)
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switch on(verb, phrasal verb, touch, start)
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throw down the gauntlet(idiom, get, dispute, provoke)
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touch off(verb, drive, bother, disturb)
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act upon(verb, phrasal verb, make, change)
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add fuel to fire(verb, idiom, touch, raise)
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appeal to(verb, concern, draw, excite)
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argue into(verb, change, determine, do)
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blow away(verb, move, touch, delight)
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boil over(verb, annoy, provoke, excite)
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bond together(charge, fire, unite, assemble)
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bounce back(verb, encourage, stimulate, restore)
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