9
bulge(verb, advance, increase, raise, rise)
9
develop(verb, cover, advance, increase, open)
9
puff out(verb, expression, adjective, phrasal verb, swell)
8
fatten(verb, increase, open, develop, rise)
8
grow(verb, cover, advance, increase, open)
8
open(verb, adjective, go, cover, increase)
8
puff up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, close)
7
aggrandize(verb, advance, increase, open, develop)
7
pump up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, close)
6
wax(verb, advance, increase, open, develop)
5
add to(verb, expression, advance, increase, develop)
5
fill out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, increase, open)
5
raise(verb, advance, increase, rise, extend)
5
rise(verb, advance, increase, develop, raise)
5
snowball(verb, advance, increase, develop, raise)
4
belly(verb, adjective, increase, rise, issue)
4
billow(verb, adjective, advance, increase, raise)
4
burgeon(verb, increase, open, develop, extend)
4
elongate(verb, go, cover, increase, open)
4
embroider(verb, increase, develop, extend, swell)
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