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pique(verb, drive, cause, disturb, start)
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quicken(verb, move, make, go, drive)
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set off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, open, cause)
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awaken(verb, present, bother, cause, disturb)
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begin(verb, make, open, develop, cause)
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invigorate(verb, encourage, stimulate, excite, boost)
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spark(verb, make, drive, encourage, produce)
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exalt(verb, encourage, stimulate, excite, boost)
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fire up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, move, make)
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give rise to(verb, expression, idiom, make, go)
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hint(verb, help, cause, start, encourage)
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institute(verb, make, open, develop, start)
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occasion(verb, make, help, open, develop)
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originate(verb, make, open, develop, cause)
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put up to(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, move)
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set in motion(verb, expression, idiom, make, drive)
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set on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, set, present)
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suggest(verb, go, help, drive, present)
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whet(verb, support, drive, bother, cause)
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commove(verb, support, encourage, spirit, provoke)
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