2
set(verb, touch, plan, encourage, raise)
2
set off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cause, start)
2
set on(verb, expression, start, encourage, raise)
2
shake up
2
sharpen(verb, promote, encourage, stimulate, excite)
2
spook(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
2
steam up(verb, expression, disturb, start, encourage)
2
tease(verb, drive, bother, disturb, push)
2
test
2
think up(verb, expression, make, open, cause)
2
titillate(verb, bother, disturb, delight, stimulate)
2
trouble(verb, disturb, excite, confuse, incite)
2
turn
2
wind up(verb, expression, frustrate, infuriate, madden)
2
worry(verb, trouble, make, drive, bother)
2
zap(stimulate, excite, boost, cheer, strengthen)
1
absorb(verb, upset, bother, annoy, provoke)
1
accelerate(verb, bother, disturb, delight, stimulate)
1
achieve(verb, make, develop, cause, produce)
1
actify(stimulate, excite, boost, strengthen, animate)
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