6
enhance(verb, increase, disturb, encourage, raise)
6
enliven(verb, disturb, encourage, produce, provoke)
6
foment(verb, support, bother, disturb, touch)
6
intensify(verb, increase, bother, disturb, encourage)
6
rally(verb, support, disturb, touch, start)
6
set(verb, touch, raise, provoke, stimulate)
6
stir up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, bother, disturb)
6
taper(verb, sharpen, hone)
6
work up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, upset, bother)
5
challenge(verb, support, charge, cause, disturb)
5
fire(verb, support, move, charge, drive)
5
galvanize(verb, move, upset, drive, bother)
5
increase(verb, raise, severe, stimulate, excite)
5
point(verb, increase, raise, severe, boost)
5
redouble(verb, support, charge, increase, disturb)
5
revive(verb, support, charge, disturb, stimulate)
5
titillate(verb, bother, disturb, start, desire)
5
wake(verb, support, charge, disturb, touch)
4
waken(verb, support, charge, bother, cause)
4
accelerate(verb, bother, disturb, delight, stimulate)
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