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go ahead(verb, make, open, start)
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hit the ground running(verb, idiom, start, begin)
2
key up(verb, phrasal verb, support, move)
2
lead to(verb, make, cause, start)
2
set up(verb, make, open, start)
2
shake up(verb, phrasal verb)
2
talk into(verb, make, help, change)
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touch off(verb, phrasal verb, drive, bother)
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turn on(verb, phrasal verb, move, make)
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act upon(verb, phrasal verb, make, change)
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add fuel(verb, start, influence, provoke)
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appeal to(verb, force, press, promote)
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argue into(verb, make, change, cause)
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back up(verb, support, help, develop)
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blow the coals
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break ground(verb, make, open, start)
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bring around(verb, make, cause, promote)
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bring down(verb, cause, start, prompt)
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bring out(verb, phrasal verb)
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bring to bear(verb, idiom, change, determine)
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