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challenge(noun, verb, disturb, touch, start)
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fire up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, upset, trouble)
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precipitate(verb, make, open, develop, bother)
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press(verb, make, force, drive, cause)
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start(verb, bother, cause, disturb, encourage)
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effect(verb, make, cause, secure, produce)
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persuade(verb, make, drive, cause, start)
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compel(verb, make, force, cause, encourage)
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heighten(verb, decline, disturb, encourage, annoy)
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innervate(verb, drive, disturb, start, encourage)
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invigorate(verb, get, encourage, stimulate, excite)
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put up to(verb, expression, idiom, make, force)
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set off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, make, cause)
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wake(verb, disturb, touch, promote, encourage)
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begin(verb, make, cause, start, produce)
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bestir(verb, disturb, touch, start, promote)
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influence(verb, move, make, get, cause)
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set on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, set, present)
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set up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, make, get)
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touch(verb, move, get, encourage, raise)
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