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persuade(verb, make, press, cause, encourage)
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prod(verb, support, make, drive, press)
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prompt(verb, support, move, make, drive)
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provoke(verb, make, drive, cause, disturb)
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put the screws to(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, make)
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put up to(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, move)
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quicken(verb, move, make, drive, cause)
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sell on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, make, press)
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stimulate(verb, move, act, make, drive)
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trigger(verb, drive, disturb, start, encourage)
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urge(verb, make, drive, press, cause)
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whip up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, disturb, encourage)
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abet(verb, encourage, provoke, prompt, agitate)
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actuate(verb, action, make, cause, start)
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agitate(verb, trouble, hurt, bother, disturb)
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bear down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, press, encourage)
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browbeat(verb, make, press, encourage, speed)
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build a fire under(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, support)
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bulldoze(verb, make, press, cause, encourage)
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cause(verb, move, make, drive, start)
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