| trim(verb, diminish, express, exclude, condense) |
| truncate(verb, diminish, decrease, condense, curtail) |
| whet(verb, increase, raise, severe, boost) |
| abate(verb, decrease) |
| accrue(verb, charge, increase, gain, swell) |
| add to(verb, expression, charge, increase, develop) |
| adopt(verb, get, accept, observe, admit) |
| aggravate(verb, increase, raise, severe, boost) |
| amalgamate(verb, charge, increase, join, establish) |
| associate(verb, make, meet, join, draw) |
| attend to |
| audit(verb, get, accept, observe, admit) |
| augment(verb, increase, raise, severe, boost) |
| auscult(verb, get, accept, observe, admit) |
| bank(verb, pile, fill, load, dump) |
| be attentive(verb, get, accept, note, observe) |
| bear |
| beef up(verb, expression, increase, raise, severe) |
| bring into focus(verb, expression, idiom) |
| buckle down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, study, give) |