3
get(verb, make, cause, promote, encourage)
3
get going(verb, expression, make, go, open)
3
hasten(verb, make, force, press, cause)
3
heat up(verb, expression, produce, provoke, stimulate)
3
introduce(verb, make, go, open, present)
3
jolt(verb, bother, disturb, delight, stimulate)
3
needle(verb, drive, disturb, start, encourage)
3
perk(verb, support, encourage, spirit, provoke)
3
precipitate(verb, make, bother, cause, disturb)
3
prick(verb, help, drive, cause, encourage)
3
produce(verb, make, open, develop, cause)
3
rise(verb, open, disturb, encourage, leave)
3
shove(verb, make, force, drive, cause)
3
spur on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, encourage, stimulate)
3
strike(verb, go, drive, start, encourage)
3
touch(verb, go, drive, start, encourage)
3
vivify(verb, support, disturb, encourage, spirit)
2
attract(verb, force, press, promote, encourage)
2
break the ice(expression, idiom, make, open, cause)
2
bring(verb, make, go, drive, encourage)
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