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activate(verb, support, start, encourage, spirit)
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actuate(start, influence, prompt, initiate, incite)
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add fuel(expression, start, influence, prompt, incite)
1
aggress(verb, take, attack, rush, rage)
1
all tore up(upset, frustration, chagrin)
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all torn up(upset, frustration, chagrin)
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animate(verb, disturb, encourage, provoke, stimulate)
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ask for it(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, disturb)
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assail(verb, take, attack, rush, rage)
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assault(verb, take, attack, rush, rage)
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attack(verb, take, rush, rage, carry)
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awake
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awaken
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be out after sb's scalp(upset, frustration, chagrin)
1
be out for sb's scalp(upset, frustration, chagrin)
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be up in arms(upset, frustration, chagrin)
1
becloud(verb, obscure, confuse, cloud, blotched)
1
befog(verb, obscure, cloud, sprinkle, blotched)
1
beset(verb, take, attack, rush, rage)
1
beside oneself(upset, frustration, chagrin)
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