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ruckus(noun, activity, trouble, disorder, bother)
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shake up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, move, promote)
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trouble(noun, verb, activity, upset, disorder)
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wake(verb, disturb, promote, encourage, stimulate)
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awake(verb, cause, rise, excite, call)
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drive(verb, move, go, change, force)
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flutter(noun, verb, activity, move, bother)
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instigate(verb, drive, cause, disturb, start)
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mix(noun, verb, play, join, agitate)
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movement(noun, activity, move, action, act)
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quicken(verb, move, upset, get, mark)
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raise(verb, encourage, provoke, stimulate, excite)
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stirring(noun, activity, move, action, act)
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toss(noun, verb, beat, disturb, defeat)
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work up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, upset, trouble)
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enliven(verb, get, disturb, encourage, raise)
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bestir(verb, disturb, start, promote, encourage)
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hustle(noun, verb, move, force, drive)
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perturbation(noun, activity, trouble, feeling, attack)
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push(verb, activity, move, go, change)
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