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initiation
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injury(noun, wrong, slight, insult, stimulus)
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interest(noun, drive, pleasure, desire, reason)
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intoxication(noun, feeling, pleasure, passion, rage)
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last straw(noun, point)
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outrage(noun, wrong, slight, insult, resentment)
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payment
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persuasion(noun, drive, desire, reason, interest)
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pestering(noun, act, pain, feelings, stress)
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pressure(noun, challenge, call, request, offer)
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pull(noun, offer, lure, motive, enticement)
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rabble-rousing
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reward
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root(noun, cause)
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score
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scorn(noun, aggravation)
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seed
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shot
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source(noun, cause)
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stirring up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, start, excitement)
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