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irruption(noun, charge, attack, strike, offensive)
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outset(cause, start, beginning, source, origin)
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pestilence(noun, wave, plague, infection, epidemic)
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revolt(noun, strike, violence, revolution, overhaul)
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spasm(noun, attack, turn, fit, mood)
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attack(noun, attack, turn, fit, strike)
7
blowing out
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brawl(noun, excitement, confusion, agitation, disturbance)
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flare-up(noun, excitement, fit, blast, flash)
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fury(noun, attack, excitement, fit, violence)
7
gush(noun, movement, sign, rush, swell)
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injury
7
killing
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mine
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missile
7
plosion
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riot(noun, attack, excitement, confusion, agitation)
7
torpedo
7
wreck
6
commencement(noun, cause, start, beginning, source)
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