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get to(verb, phrasal verb, encourage, criticize)
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give a hard time(verb, idiom, upset, bother)
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give an impetus
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give an injection
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give chase(bother, annoy, harass, pursue)
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give courage(encourage, spur, inspire, hearten)
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give incentive(drive, encourage, stimulate, inspire)
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give pep talk(idiom, encourage, spur, inspire)
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give rise to(verb, idiom, help, cause)
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give shot in arm(verb, idiom, encourage, excite)
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give the business(verb, idiom, upset, press)
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gnaw at(verb, upset, trouble, bother)
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go for(verb, upset, trouble, bother)
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go to town on(verb, idiom, make, press)
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grate on(verb, phrasal verb, upset, trouble)
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have qualms(verb, upset, trouble, bother)
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help out(verb, help, cause, encourage)
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hunt down(bother, annoy, harass, pursue)
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insist on(verb, support, force, press)
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inspire upset(bother, disturb, delight, stimulate)
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