2
get to(verb, expression, action, start, encourage)
2
go ahead(verb, expression, make, open, start)
2
goose(verb, make, force, drive, cause)
2
hit the ground running(verb, expression, idiom, start, begin)
2
hurl(verb, make, force, cause, encourage)
2
impassion
2
inaugurate(verb, make, open, start, leave)
2
incense(verb, warm, irritate, aggravate, incite)
2
infect(verb, encourage, stimulate, stir, initiate)
2
innervate(verb, drive, cause, disturb, start)
2
innerve(verb, support, drive, cause, disturb)
2
jog(verb, make, help, drive, cause)
2
key up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, move)
2
lead to(verb, expression, make, cause, start)
2
lure(verb, action, stimulate, excite, persuade)
2
make(verb, force, drive, open, cause)
2
mention(verb, help, present, cause, encourage)
2
nudge(verb, motivate)
2
open(verb, make, cause, start, produce)
2
poke(verb, make, drive, prompt, urge)
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