18
trigger(verb, make, open, cause, start)
14
start(verb, go, advance, open, encourage)
13
detonate(verb, discharge, collapse, fire, excited)
12
depart(verb, move, advance, pass, leave)
11
differentiate(verb, place, part, separate, mark)
11
explode(verb, discharge, hit, blow, kill)
11
offset(verb, order, fix, settle, correct)
11
touch off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cause, start)
10
actuate(verb, move, movement, start, encourage)
10
oppose(verb, distinguish, vary, contradict, differ)
10
spark(verb, cause, start, encourage, produce)
9
activate(verb, movement, start, encourage, provoke)
9
contrast(verb, separate, conflict, understand, distinguish)
9
counterbalance(verb, order, fix, settle, correct)
9
fire(verb, discharge, hit, kill, rage)
9
set out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, move, go)
8
balance(verb, order, fix, settle, correct)
8
compensate(verb, order, settle, correct, restore)
8
distinguish(verb, place, part, separate, mark)
8
initiate(verb, go, open, cause, start)
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