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2
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cue(verb, help, cause, encourage, draw)
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cultivate(verb, develop, stimulate, improve, arouse)
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detonate
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disturb(verb, go, bother, encourage, transport)
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egg(verb, encourage, push, urge)
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establish(verb, make, open, develop, start)
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exasperate(verb, warm, irritate, aggravate, incite)
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exhilarate(verb, disturb, encourage, provoke, stimulate)
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explode
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fan(verb, support, encourage, spirit, provoke)
2
feed the fire(verb, expression, idiom, bother, disturb)
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forward(verb, support, develop, promote, encourage)
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found(verb, make, open, develop, start)
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fuel(verb, encourage, excite, arouse, rouse)
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generate(verb, make, open, develop, cause)
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get at(verb, expression, action, change, determine)
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