1
twist the knife in the wound(verb, worsen)
1
vex(aggravate, impair, worsen)
1
weaken
1
widen(verb, worsen, intensify, heighten)
0
hot up
0
accelerate(verb, worsen, intensify, heighten)
0
add fuel to the fire(verb, expression, idiom, provoke, aggravate)
0
adulterate
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ascend(verb, worsen, intensify, heighten)
0
be increased(verb, worsen, intensify, heighten)
0
broaden(verb, worsen, intensify, heighten)
0
cense
0
climb(verb, worsen, intensify, heighten)
0
decline
0
egg on(expression, aggravate, impair, worsen)
0
enrage(aggravate, impair, worsen)
0
envenom(aggravate, impair, worsen)
0
escalating
0
excite(aggravate, impair, worsen)
0
expand(verb, worsen, intensify, heighten)
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