2
tack on(verb, expression, advance, increase, open)
2
thicken(verb, advance, increase, open, develop)
2
unfurl(verb, take, cover, increase, open)
2
unroll(verb, take, go, cover, increase)
2
wax(verb, advance, increase, open, develop)
1
abide(verb, continue)
1
add to(verb, expression, take, cover, increase)
1
advance(verb, increase, raise, rise, extend)
1
aggravate(verb, advance, increase, raise, rise)
1
amplification
1
approve(verb, support, help, keep, maintain)
1
arrest(verb, hold, keep, reject, halt)
1
assist(verb, support, help, keep, maintain)
1
attract(verb, extend, prolong, elongate)
1
babble(chatter, wander, meander, digress, endlessly)
1
back(verb, support, help, keep, maintain)
1
bankroll(verb, support, help, keep, maintain)
1
bar(verb, hold, keep, reject, halt)
1
be diffuse(chatter, wander, babble, meander, digress)
1
be dilatory(delay, hesitate, postpone, dawdle, adjourn)
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