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touch off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, drive, bother)
4
draw(verb, make, drive, cause, encourage)
4
get up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, make, cause)
4
impress(verb, move, get, encourage, influence)
4
rise(verb, work, disturb, encourage, agitate)
4
strike(verb, move, get, touch, encourage)
4
turn on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, make, drive)
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affect(verb, move, get, touch, encourage)
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breed(verb, make, cause, plan, produce)
3
coax(verb, make, cause, encourage, produce)
3
create(verb, make, develop, cause, start)
3
hatch(verb, make, open, cause, plan)
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originate(verb, make, open, cause, start)
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set in motion(verb, expression, idiom, make, cause)
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vivify(verb, disturb, encourage, stimulate, excite)
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commove(verb, get, encourage, stimulate, excite)
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craze(verb, upset, bother, disturb, touch)
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draw on(verb, expression, make, cause, secure)
2
exalt(verb, get, encourage, stimulate, excite)
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exhilarate(verb, get, disturb, encourage, stimulate)
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