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touch off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, upset, drive)
8
trigger(verb, get, drive, cause, disturb)
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commove(verb, get, encourage, provoke, stimulate)
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fire up(verb, expression, move, upset, make)
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impel(verb, move, make, go, drive)
7
prick(verb, upset, drive, bother, cause)
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strengthen(verb, open, start, promote, encourage)
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cause(verb, move, make, get, go)
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drive(verb, move, make, go, cause)
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push(verb, make, drive, cause, encourage)
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raise(verb, open, present, touch, start)
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wake(verb, disturb, touch, promote, encourage)
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cheer(verb, encourage, raise, stimulate, prepare)
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influence(verb, move, upset, make, get)
5
jolt(verb, upset, stimulate, stir, animate)
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persuade(verb, make, go, drive, cause)
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fan the fire(verb, expression, idiom, encourage, provoke)
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gladden(verb, encourage, delight, stimulate, prepare)
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innervate(verb, drive, disturb, promote, encourage)
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key up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, move, make)
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