6
spur(verb, drive, develop, touch, start)
6
turn on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, trouble)
6
waken(verb, bother, disturb, touch, promote)
5
annoy(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
5
chafe(verb, bother, disturb, delight, annoy)
5
commove(verb, support, upset, act, disturb)
5
disquiet(verb, upset, trouble, hurt, bother)
5
enrage(verb, annoy, provoke, excite, agitate)
5
exasperate(verb, promote, encourage, annoy, provoke)
5
fan(verb, support, encourage, spirit, provoke)
5
fire(verb, bother, disturb, encourage, delight)
5
fret(verb, upset, bother, disturb, worry)
5
goad(verb, bother, disturb, start, encourage)
5
incense(verb, annoy, provoke, excite, agitate)
5
infuriate(verb, bother, disturb, delight, annoy)
5
irritate(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
5
nettle(verb, annoy, provoke, excite, irritate)
5
prod(verb, support, drive, encourage, note)
5
put up to(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, start)
5
raise(verb, present, touch, start, encourage)
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