| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | accelerate | speed up; increase |
| 2. | account for | explain; be responsible for |
| 3. | aggravate | make worse; intensify |
| 4. | allow | permit; let happen |
| 5. | amplify | increase; intensify |
| 6. | arouse | stir up; provoke |
| 7. | beget | bring about; produce |
| 8. | begin | start; initiate |
| 9. | breed | produce; give rise to |
| 10. | bring about | make happen |
| 11. | bring forth | produce; yield |
| 12. | bring on | cause to occur |
| 13. | bring to pass | make happen |
| 14. | bring with it | result in; entail |
| 15. | carry | bring; entail |
| 16. | come with | be accompanied by |
| 17. | compel | force to happen |
| 18. | contribute to | help bring about |
| 19. | convert | change into |
| 20. | create | bring into existence |
| 21. | culminate in | end in; result in |
| 22. | damage | harm; impair |
| 23. | deliver | produce; bring about |
| 24. | destroy | put an end to |
| 25. | devastate | destroy; ruin |
| 26. | diminish | make smaller; reduce |
| 27. | drive | push; cause |
| 28. | effect | bring about; accomplish |
| 29. | enable | make possible |
| 30. | encourage | help cause; promote |
| 31. | end in | result in |
| 32. | engender | give rise to |
| 33. | entail | involve as a result |
| 34. | escalate | increase; intensify |
| 35. | exacerbate | make worse |
| 36. | fan | stoke; intensify |
| 37. | feed | fuel; sustain |
| 38. | finish with | end in; result in |
| 39. | force | compel; make happen |
| 40. | foster | encourage; promote |
| 41. | fuel | feed; intensify |
| 42. | generate | produce; create |
| 43. | give rise to | cause to develop |
| 44. | harm | injure; damage |
| 45. | hasten | speed up; accelerate |
| 46. | heighten | increase; intensify |
| 47. | hurry | speed up |
| 48. | hurt | cause pain; harm |
| 49. | incite | stir up; provoke |
| 50. | induce | bring about; persuade |
| 51. | initiate | start; set in motion |
| 52. | instigate | initiate; provoke |
| 53. | intensify | make stronger; increase |
| 54. | involve | include as a consequence |
| 55. | kick off | start; initiate |
| 56. | kill | cause to die |
| 57. | launch | start; set going |
| 58. | lay the groundwork for | prepare for; enable |
| 59. | lead to | result in; bring about |
| 60. | lessen | reduce; diminish |
| 61. | let | allow; permit |
| 62. | lie behind | be the reason for |
| 63. | lift | raise; increase |
| 64. | lower | reduce; decrease |
| 65. | make | bring about; produce |
| 66. | occasion | bring about; prompt |
| 67. | open the way for | make possible |
| 68. | originate | start; begin |
| 69. | pave the way for | make possible |
| 70. | permit | allow; let happen |
| 71. | produce | generate; bring forth |
| 72. | promote | help bring about |
| 73. | prompt | cause; spur to action |
| 74. | provoke | stir up; bring on |
| 75. | raise | increase; lift |
| 76. | reduce | make less |
| 77. | render | cause to become |
| 78. | result in | cause to happen |
| 79. | ruin | destroy; spoil |
| 80. | set in motion | start; initiate |
| 81. | set in train | set in motion |
| 82. | set off | trigger; start |
| 83. | set the stage for | prepare for; lead to |
| 84. | spark | ignite; set in motion |
| 85. | spawn | give rise to |
| 86. | start | begin; set going |
| 87. | stir up | provoke; incite |
| 88. | terminate in | end in; result in |
| 89. | topple | cause to fall |
| 90. | transform | change; turn into |
| 91. | translate into | result in |
| 92. | trigger | set off suddenly |
| 93. | turn into | cause to become |
| 94. | underlie | be the basis of |
| 95. | undermine | weaken gradually |
| 96. | weaken | make weaker |
| 97. | worsen | make worse |
| 98. | wound | injure; hurt |
| 99. | wreck | ruin; destroy |
| 100. | yield | produce; result in |
