5
engender(verb, make, develop, cause, plan)
5
enkindle(verb, get, cause, touch, promote)
5
enliven(verb, get, disturb, encourage, produce)
5
exasperate(verb, upset, bother, promote, encourage)
5
impassion(verb, provoke, stimulate, excite, warm)
5
madden(verb, upset, bother, disturb, delight)
5
occasion(verb, make, get, develop, cause)
5
turn on(verb, expression, move, trouble, make)
5
urge(verb, make, get, drive, cause)
5
whet(verb, upset, bother, disturb, touch)
4
annoy(verb, upset, drive, bother, disturb)
4
encourage(verb, make, get, drive, cause)
4
enrage(verb, upset, disturb, raise, annoy)
4
fan(verb, encourage, provoke, stimulate, excite)
4
fan the fire(verb, expression, idiom, encourage, provoke)
4
feed the fire(verb, expression, idiom, bother, disturb)
4
hatch(verb, make, open, develop, cause)
4
impel(verb, move, make, drive, cause)
4
incense(verb, upset, bother, disturb, raise)
4
infuriate(verb, upset, bother, disturb, raise)
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