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rally(verb, cause, encourage, prompt, irritate)
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spur(verb, make, drive, encourage, influence)
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stir(noun, verb, drive, encourage, turn)
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touch off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, bother, disturb)
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bow(noun, verb, open, establish, create)
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go ahead(verb, expression, phrasal verb, make, open)
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open up(verb, expression, make, develop, establish)
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quicken(verb, go, bother, disturb, encourage)
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stir up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, develop, bother)
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strike(verb, go, drive, encourage, turn)
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touch(verb, go, drive, encourage, turn)
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urge(noun, verb, make, go, drive)
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work up(verb, expression, bother, disturb, encourage)
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break the ice(verb, expression, idiom, make, open)
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bring forward(verb, expression, begin, commence)
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bug(verb, encourage, irritate, aggravate)
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embark upon(verb, expression, open, begin)
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encourage(verb, influence, provoke, stimulate, prompt)
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fire up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, form, run)
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goad(noun, verb, make, drive, run)
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