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awake(excite, arouse, stir, alert)
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defy(get, oppose, dispute, challenge)
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draw(make, drive, cause, encourage)
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enthuse(move, touch, start, encourage)
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exercise(upset, bother, worry, annoy)
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exhort(drive, cause, encourage, push)
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feed the fire(expression, idiom, bother, disturb)
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flurry(upset, disturb, confuse, agitate)
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foster(noun, set, encourage, produce)
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get up(expression, phrasal verb, make, cause)
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hasten(make, force, cause, encourage)
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heat(noun, agitate, anger, arouse)
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help(support, encourage, stimulate, urge)
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impress(move, get, encourage, influence)
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incur
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kick up(expression, phrasal verb)
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lead(drive, encourage, draw, stimulate)
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nudge(upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
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pain(noun, upset, trouble, hurt)
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prime(start, fit, stimulate, prepare)
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