4
nettle(verb, upset, bother, disturb, annoy)
4
occasion(verb, get, develop, cause, encourage)
4
power(verb, make, drive, stimulate, urge)
4
precipitate(verb, upset, cause, start, promote)
4
promote(verb, cause, start, encourage, provoke)
4
put up to(verb, expression, idiom, move, make)
4
roil(verb, upset, disturb, annoy, provoke)
4
set fire to(verb, expression, idiom)
4
set on fire(expression, idiom, excitation)
4
strike(verb, move, upset, get, go)
4
trouble(verb, upset, bother, disturb, confuse)
4
warm the blood(expression, idiom, excitation)
4
worry(verb, upset, trouble, make, drive)
3
abet(verb, present, touch, encourage, raise)
3
affect the interest(expression, idiom)
3
affront(verb, upset, bother, annoy, provoke)
3
allure(verb, desire, delight, charm, engage)
3
amaze(verb, move, upset, bother, influence)
3
appeal(verb, concern, draw, delight, interest)
3
blow the coals(expression, idiom)
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