4
irritate(verb, upset, bother, disturb, delight)
4
poke(verb, push, thrust, prod, stab)
4
press(verb, make, force, cause, encourage)
4
raise up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, activity, excitation)
4
reawaken(verb, stimulate, restore, recall, save)
4
shake up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, move, upset)
4
stir the blood(expression, idiom, excitation)
3
be erect(verb, grow, lift, arise, soar)
3
be located(verb, grow, lift, arise, soar)
3
be situated(verb, grow, lift, arise, soar)
3
beg
3
blast off(verb, expression, grow, lift, arise)
3
blow up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, increase, aggravate)
3
bob up(verb, expression, grow, lift, arise)
3
bring about(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cause, start)
3
budge(verb, move, drive, start, turn)
3
bug(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
3
climb(verb, go, advance, increase, raise)
3
coax(verb, encourage, provoke, stimulate, excite)
3
come up(verb, expression, grow, lift, arise)
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