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send off(set, rise, arise, happen)
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set agoing(idiom, regression)
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shrink back(withdraw, retreat, react)
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starting place(cause, foundation, basis)
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stem from(set, rise, arise, happen)
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step on it(idiom, run, direct, turn)
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take in(verb, phrasal verb, open, begin)
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take leave(verb, idiom, move, go)
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take place(idiom, begin, happen, materialize)
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trigger off(verb, phrasal verb)
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upper hand(noun, support, hold, break)
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usher in(verb, make, open, raise)
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wade into(verb, begin)
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whip up(verb, encourage, influence, provoke)
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abandon physically(verb, move, go, part)
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add fuel(influence, prompt, initiate, incite)
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back away(withdraw, retreat, react)
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bear down(verb, run, direct, turn)
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become member(verb, open, join, try)
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blow up(verb, phrasal verb)
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