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fan(verb, disturb, encourage, stimulate, excite)
2
forward(verb, encourage, agitate, arouse)
2
goose(verb, upset, make, force, drive)
2
grab(verb, move, upset, bother, touch)
2
hurl(verb, make, force, cause, encourage)
2
key up(verb, expression, make, drive, cause)
2
make waves(verb, expression, upset, trouble, bother)
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obtain(verb, cause, produce, sustain)
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perk(verb, encourage, excite, arouse)
2
pressure(verb, make, force, cause, encourage)
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send(verb, move, make, force, cause)
2
shove(verb, make, force, cause, encourage)
2
steam up(verb, expression, upset, bother, disturb)
2
suggest(verb, drive, present, cause, start)
2
work on(verb, expression, upset, trouble, make)
1
act upon(verb, expression, phrasal verb, make, force)
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bring forth(verb, expression, set, cause, plan)
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build a fire under(verb, expression, idiom, encourage, excite)
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countenance(verb, encourage, draw, lead, stimulate)
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draw out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cause, produce)
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