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stimulate(disturb, touch, promote, encourage)
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stir(disturb, start, promote, encourage)
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strive(meet, attack, play, fight)
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struggle(meet, attack, play, fight)
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take on(expression, take, meet, oppose)
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tell off(expression, take, meet, oppose)
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throw down the gauntlet(expression, idiom, oppose, fight)
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wake(support, charge, disturb, touch)
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waken(support, charge, cause, disturb)
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tax(noun, order, force, charge)
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abnegate
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abrogate
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abuse(order, force, press, criticize)
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altercate(meet, attack, dispute, struggle)
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animate(disturb, touch, start, promote)
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appeal to(expression, order, charge, declare)
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arrogate(order, force, press, command)
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assert oneself(expression, take, order, cause)
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attempt(advance, meet, play, fight)
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balk(oppose, criticize, ignore, dispute)
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