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distress(upset, trouble, hurt, bother)
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enhance
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entice(encourage, produce, draw, delight)
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fascinate(stimulate, excite, charm, frustrate)
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fuel(encourage, stimulate, excite, arouse)
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hound(make, force, drive, hurt)
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hurt(upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
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increase(decline, disturb, annoy, stimulate)
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influence(move, make, get, cause)
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initiate(make, cause, start, encourage)
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interest(delight, stimulate, excite, charm)
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make blood boil(expression, idiom, bother, excite)
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poke(push, motivate, thrust, prod)
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set on(expression, phrasal verb, set, present)
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set up(expression, phrasal verb, make, get)
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touch(move, get, encourage, raise)
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touch off(expression, phrasal verb, drive, bother)
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vitalize(touch, encourage, raise, stimulate)
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aggrieve(upset, hurt, disturb, pain)
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assist(support, help, encourage, stimulate)
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