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enliven(verb, get, disturb, encourage, produce)
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invite(verb, delight, stimulate, excite, charm)
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miff(verb, upset, trouble, hurt, bother)
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promote(verb, support, make, help, cause)
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rankle(verb, trouble, bother, annoy, excite)
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tantalize(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
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whet(verb, upset, drive, bother, disturb)
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bait(verb, hurt, bother, criticize, annoy)
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beset(verb, hurt, offend, plague)
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bring on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, start, draw)
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challenge(noun, verb, disturb, touch, start)
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dare(verb, get, disregard, oppose, ignore)
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fire up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, upset, trouble)
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force(verb, make, drive, cause, encourage)
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frustrate(verb, upset, bother, disturb, disregard)
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grate(verb, upset, trouble, get, bother)
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molest(verb, upset, trouble, hurt, bother)
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perturb(verb, upset, trouble, get, bother)
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precipitate(verb, make, open, develop, bother)
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press(verb, make, force, drive, cause)
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