2
scene(noun, pique)
2
smoulder
2
spasm(noun, crash, plague, disruption, onset)
2
spew(verb, excited, appear, blaze, burst)
2
spurt(noun, verb, excited, crash, appear)
2
start up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, burn, kindle)
2
stew(noun, passion, anger, rage, wrath)
2
take all comers(verb, expression, idiom, meet, attack)
2
take fire(verb, expression, burn, kindle, inflame)
2
take the field(verb, expression, idiom, meet, attack)
2
take up the gauntlet(verb, expression, idiom, meet, attack)
2
tiff(noun, verb, meet, attack, dispute)
1
altercate(verb, meet, attack, dispute, challenge)
1
appear(verb, go, start, excited, begin)
1
assault(verb, meet, attack, dispute, challenge)
1
attack(noun, verb, meet, dispute, challenge)
1
backfire(noun, verb, collapse, excited, blast)
1
bake
1
battle(verb, meet, attack, challenge, struggle)
1
be excitable
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