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start(bother, cause, disturb, encourage)
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attract(encourage, desire, draw, delight)
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burn up(expression, upset, trouble, bother)
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chivvy
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effect(make, cause, secure, produce)
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embitter(disturb, annoy, excite, warm)
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ferment(agitate, motivate, inflame)
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get under skin(expression, idiom, upset, bother)
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ignite(upset, bother, disturb, promote)
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impassion(disturb, stimulate, excite, warm)
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outrage(upset, meet, hurt, bother)
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persuade(make, drive, cause, start)
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roil(upset, trouble, get, bother)
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set(present, touch, start, plan)
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trouble(upset, get, hurt, bother)
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bedevil(upset, trouble, hurt, bother)
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chevy
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compel(make, force, cause, encourage)
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heckle(hurt, bother, annoy, irritate)
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heighten(decline, disturb, encourage, annoy)
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