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gall(verb, upset, bother, annoy, provoke)
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generate(verb, cause, start, prompt, irritate)
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get(verb, upset, bother, encourage, annoy)
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give rise to(verb, expression, idiom, cause, start)
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infuriate(verb, bother, disturb, delight, stimulate)
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irk(verb, upset, bother, annoy, provoke)
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irritate(verb, upset, bother, disturb, delight)
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lead to(verb, expression, cause, start, prompt)
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madden(verb, bother, disturb, delight, stimulate)
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make(verb, cause, start, prompt, irritate)
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make waves(verb, expression, upset, bother, disturb)
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occasion(verb, cause, start, encourage, prompt)
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offend(verb, upset, bother, disturb, delight)
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precipitate(verb, bother, cause, disturb, start)
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prime(verb, cause, start, prompt, irritate)
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promote(verb, cause, start, encourage, stimulate)
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put out(verb, expression, upset, bother, annoy)
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raise(verb, increase, touch, encourage, severe)
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rile(verb, upset, bother, disturb, touch)
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roust(verb, cause, touch, start, raise)
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