4
tumefaction(noun, increase, rise, expansion, swelling)
4
turgidity(noun, expansion)
3
access(noun, raise, gain, rise, development)
3
accumulation(noun, raise, gain, rise, development)
3
advance(noun, increase, rise, progress, advantage)
3
bloating
3
blowing up(noun, expression, increase, rise, swelling)
3
buildup(noun, increase, rise, growth, gathering)
3
crescendo(noun, expansion)
3
deflation(noun, drop, decline, decrease, collapse)
3
diastole
3
distention(noun, advance, increase, progress, growth)
3
dropsy
3
elevation(noun, increase)
3
excess(noun, fancy, line, exaggeration, embellishment)
3
hike(noun, advance, increase, raise, rise)
3
inflate
3
inflatedness(noun, expensiveness)
3
inflationary spiral(noun, expression, idiom, trend)
3
intumescence
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