5
touch off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, drive, bother)
5
vitalize(verb, touch, encourage, raise, stimulate)
4
aggrieve(verb, upset, hurt, disturb, pain)
4
assist(verb, support, help, encourage, stimulate)
4
awake(verb, excite, arouse, stir, alert)
4
defy(verb, get, oppose, dispute, challenge)
4
draw(verb, make, drive, cause, encourage)
4
enthuse(verb, move, touch, start, encourage)
4
estrange(irritate, hate)
4
exercise(verb, upset, bother, worry, annoy)
4
exhort(verb, drive, cause, encourage, push)
4
feed the fire(verb, expression, idiom, bother, disturb)
4
flurry(verb, upset, disturb, confuse, agitate)
4
foster(noun, verb, set, encourage, produce)
4
get up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, make, cause)
4
hasten(verb, make, force, cause, encourage)
4
heat(noun, verb, agitate, anger, arouse)
4
help(verb, support, encourage, stimulate, urge)
4
huff(annoy, irritate, resentment, needle)
4
impress(verb, move, get, encourage, influence)
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