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complicate(expand, worsen, compound, magnify)
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exasperate(decline, increase, disturb, annoy)
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excite(upset, decline, disturb, encourage)
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expand(advance, increase, develop, raise)
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heat up(expression, phrasal verb, increase, disturb)
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wax(support, advance, increase, develop)
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advance(get, increase, promote, praise)
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beef up(expression, phrasal verb, increase, develop)
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fire(bother, disturb, delight, provoke)
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fortify(support, increase, develop, establish)
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harden(support, increase, establish, extend)
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hot up
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make worse(expression, idiom, aggravate, impair)
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whet(increase, bother, disturb, encourage)
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accelerate(advance, increase, develop, bother)
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accent(increase, severe, importance, strengthen)
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accumulate(increase, develop, reduce, rise)
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brighten(increase, severe, strengthen, shine)
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collect(get, meet, increase, reduce)
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darken(increase, severe, strengthen, exaggerate)
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