5
decline(verb, mature, age)
5
heighten(verb, advance, turn, raise, produce)
5
progress(verb, change, advance, develop, perfect)
5
ripe(verb, adjective, relax, expand, soften)
5
wax(verb, advance, turn, raise, produce)
4
be converted into(expression, idiom, continuance in action)
4
burgeon(verb, advance, turn, raise, produce)
4
come round to(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, continuance in action)
4
come to maturity(expression, idiom)
4
culminate(advance, develop, perfect, grow, mature)
4
deteriorate(verb, mature, age)
4
elaborate
4
expand(verb, change, advance, turn, raise)
4
fructify(verb, improvement)
4
prosper(verb, progress, grow, cultivate, mature)
3
attain majority(expression, advance, develop, perfect, grow)
3
bear fruit
3
become(verb, change, advance, turn, raise)
3
come to fruition(expression, idiom)
3
do to perfection(expression, idiom)
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