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heat
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ignite
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provoke(verb, excite, arouse, stir, alert)
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ready(activity, sharp, alert, eager, aware)
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responsive(adjective, understanding, open, keen, sharp)
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roll out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cause, rise)
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stand up(verb, expression, rise, grow, lift)
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stir the blood(expression, idiom, excitation)
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wary(adjective, careful, restless, cautious, disturbed)
4
wide awake(expression, adjective, idiom, adverb, sharp)
3
acute(adjective, understanding, keen, sensitive, perceptive)
3
animated(ready, active, eager, alive, operative)
3
apprehensive(adjective, cool, sensible, alert, significant)
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au courant(expression, adjective, understanding, cool, keen)
3
awaken to(verb, phrasal verb, information)
3
awakening
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be erect(verb, grow, lift, arise, soar)
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be located(verb, grow, lift, arise, soar)
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