fan the flame (?.)

• aggravate
• agitate
• alienate
• annoy
• arouse
• awake
• awaken
• bank
• blow the coals
• blow up
• burn
• call forth
• call up
• come between
• conflagrate
• disaffect
• disunite
• divide
• enkindle
• enrage
• estrange
• excite
• fan
• fan the fire
• feed
• feed the fire
• ferment
• fire
• flame
• foment
• frenzy
• heat
• heat up
• ignite
• impassion
• incense
• incite
• inflame
• infuriate
• instigate
• irritate
• key up
• kindle
• lather up
• light
• light the fuse
• light up
• madden
• make trouble
• move
• nettle
• overexcite
• pique
• pit against
• provoke
• put up to
• rally
• rekindle
• relight
• relume
• rouse
• separate
• set against
• set astir
• set at odds
• set at variance
• set fire to
• set on
• set on fire
• sic on
• sow dissension
• steam up
• stir
• stir the blood
• stir the embers
• stir the feelings
• stir the fire
• stir up
• stir up trouble
• stoke
• stoke the fire
• strike a light
• summon up
• tickle
• torch
• touch off
• turn on
• wake
• wake up
• waken
• warm
• warm the blood
• whet
• whip up
• work into
• work up