9
enkindle(verb, get, promote, encourage, provoke)
9
get(verb, move, upset, bother, disturb)
9
incense(verb, upset, bother, disturb, annoy)
9
infuriate(verb, upset, bother, disturb, annoy)
9
madden(verb, upset, bother, disturb, annoy)
9
start(verb, upset, make, go, drive)
9
whet(verb, upset, drive, bother, disturb)
8
anger(verb, upset, bother, disturb, encourage)
8
attract(verb, love, desire, concern, draw)
8
energise
8
impress(verb, move, upset, get, go)
8
induce(verb, move, upset, make, go)
8
interest(noun, verb, hold, draw, delight)
8
rile(verb, upset, bother, disturb, touch)
8
set in motion(verb, expression, idiom, make, force)
8
shake up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, upset, bother)
8
touch off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, upset, drive)
8
trigger(verb, get, drive, cause, disturb)
7
awake(verb, arouse, stir, alert, rouse)
7
bother(verb, upset, disturb, annoy, stimulate)
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