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