| increase(noun, verb, stop, drop, decrease) | |
| extend(verb, take, keep, raise, decrease) | |
| expand(verb, stop, close, raise, extend) | |
| raise(verb, drop, increase, hurt, destroy) | |
| maximize(verb, decrease, minimize) | |
| upgrade(verb, demote) | |
| gain | |
| enhance(verb, hurt, raise, neglect, extend) | |
| stress(verb, lessen, tone, reduction, understatement) | |
| augment(verb, hurt, diminish) | |
| dilate(verb, cut, contract, stretch, widen) | |
| enlarge(verb, stop, cut, increase, raise) | |
| heighten(verb, hurt, lower) | |
| intensify(verb, dull, slow, weaken) | |
| promote(verb, fix) | |
| strengthen(verb, destroy, raise, halt, extend) | |
| advance(noun, decline) | |
| blow up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, contract) | |
| distend(verb, deflate) | |
| escalate(stop, drop, slow) |
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