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stimulate(verb, support, make, go, force)
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trigger(verb, make, open, cause, encourage)
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turn on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, form, encourage)
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actuate(verb, make, go, drive, run)
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cause(noun, verb, make, go, open)
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excite(verb, upset, make, go, drive)
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aid(noun, support, hold, break, drop)
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build(verb, form, craft, hold, make)
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help(support, hold, break, drop, good)
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provoke(verb, bother, cause, disturb, encourage)
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set going(verb, expression, idiom, drive, open)
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bring about(verb, expression, make, open, cause)
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foment(verb, make, drive, develop, bother)
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impel(verb, make, go, force, drive)
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kindle(verb, bother, cause, disturb, encourage)
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make(verb, form, go, force, drive)
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rouse(verb, go, bother, disturb, encourage)
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sally forth(verb, expression, phrasal verb, go, advance)
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appear(verb, go, set, rise, create)
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conceive(verb, form, make, plan, produce)
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