quicken the pulse

also quicken somebody's pulse

to cause excitement or interest There's nothing in this book to quicken the pulse.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Rube	ROOB	English
Vilma	VEEL-mah (Finnish)	Spanish, Hungarian, German, Swedish, Finnish, Czech, Slovak, Croatian
Airi	ah-ee-ṙee	Japanese
Dante	['dænti]
Celsus	-	Ancient Roman
Alphonsus	[æl'fɔnsəs]