230 entries under cause topic. ×

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get(verb, move, upset, trouble, make)
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give rise to(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, make)
13
trigger(verb, get, drive, disturb)
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abet(verb, support, make, help, present)
12
egg on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, upset)
12
spark(verb, get, drive, touch)
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badger(verb, upset, trouble, drive, bother)
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energize(verb, make, bother, disturb)
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occasion(verb, make, get, start)
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quicken(verb, move, upset, make, get)
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worry(verb, upset, trouble, make, force)
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activate(verb, make, set, present)
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nag(verb, upset, trouble, make, get)
10
push(verb, make, force, drive)
10
whip up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, make, present)
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actuate(verb, make, force, drive)
9
engender(verb, make, plan, produce)
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promote(verb, support, make, help)
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fire up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, upset, trouble)
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force(verb, make, drive, encourage)
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