| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | accelerating | speeding up or increasing faster |
| 2. | accrescent | growing larger over time |
| 3. | accruing | growing by gradual addition |
| 4. | accumulating | gathering more over time |
| 5. | advancing | moving forward or progressing |
| 6. | amplifying | making or becoming greater |
| 7. | ascending | moving upward |
| 8. | augmenting | making or becoming larger |
| 9. | ballooning | growing rapidly and excessively |
| 10. | beefing up | making stronger or larger |
| 11. | booming | growing strongly and rapidly |
| 12. | boosting | raising or increasing |
| 13. | branching out | expanding into new areas |
| 14. | broadening | becoming wider or more inclusive |
| 15. | building | gradually becoming stronger or larger |
| 16. | bulking up | becoming larger or stronger |
| 17. | burgeoning | growing quickly |
| 18. | climbing | going up or becoming higher |
| 19. | compounding | increasing by added accumulation |
| 20. | creeping higher | rising little by little |
| 21. | creeping up | rising slowly and steadily |
| 22. | cropping up | appearing more often |
| 23. | cumulative | growing by successive additions |
| 24. | deepening | becoming more intense or serious |
| 25. | densifying | becoming denser |
| 26. | developing | becoming more advanced or complete |
| 27. | doubling | becoming twice as much |
| 28. | edging up | rising slightly |
| 29. | elongating | becoming longer |
| 30. | enlarging | becoming bigger |
| 31. | escalating | becoming more intense or serious |
| 32. | evolving | developing gradually |
| 33. | expanding | becoming larger in size or scope |
| 34. | expansive | tending to increase in scope |
| 35. | extending | reaching farther or becoming larger |
| 36. | fanning out | spreading more widely |
| 37. | fattening | becoming larger or richer |
| 38. | filling out | becoming fuller or broader |
| 39. | flourishing | growing successfully |
| 40. | gaining | becoming greater or more |
| 41. | gathering pace | becoming faster or stronger |
| 42. | gathering strength | becoming stronger |
| 43. | going up | becoming higher |
| 44. | growing | becoming larger or greater |
| 45. | heaping up | accumulating into a larger amount |
| 46. | heating up | becoming more intense |
| 47. | heightening | making or becoming more intense |
| 48. | incremental | increasing by small amounts |
| 49. | inflating | becoming larger or more costly |
| 50. | intensifying | becoming stronger or more extreme |
| 51. | leaping | rising suddenly and strongly |
| 52. | lengthening | becoming longer |
| 53. | lifting | raising to a higher level |
| 54. | maximizing | making as great as possible |
| 55. | mounting | steadily becoming greater |
| 56. | moving higher | going to a higher level |
| 57. | moving up | going higher |
| 58. | multiplying | increasing in number quickly |
| 59. | mushrooming | expanding very quickly |
| 60. | on the rise | becoming more common or greater |
| 61. | opening up | becoming more extensive or available |
| 62. | picking up | becoming stronger or faster |
| 63. | piling up | accumulating in amount |
| 64. | progressing | moving forward or developing |
| 65. | proliferating | increasing rapidly in number |
| 66. | quadrupling | becoming four times as much |
| 67. | quickening | becoming faster |
| 68. | raising | lifting or increasing |
| 69. | ramping up | increasing in level or effort |
| 70. | ratcheting up | raising gradually by stages |
| 71. | redoubling | becoming much stronger |
| 72. | revving up | becoming more active or intense |
| 73. | rising | going upward or becoming greater |
| 74. | rocketing | rising very fast |
| 75. | shooting up | rising sharply |
| 76. | snowballing | growing rapidly in size |
| 77. | soaring | rising very quickly |
| 78. | spiking | rising sharply and briefly |
| 79. | spreading | extending over a wider area |
| 80. | stacking up | building up in number |
| 81. | stepping up | increasing effort or activity |
| 82. | strengthening | becoming stronger |
| 83. | surging | rising suddenly and strongly |
| 84. | swelling | becoming larger or fuller |
| 85. | thickening | becoming denser or more intense |
| 86. | thriving | growing strongly and well |
| 87. | trending upward | showing upward movement |
| 88. | tripling | becoming three times as much |
| 89. | turning up | becoming stronger or higher |
| 90. | unfolding | developing over time |
| 91. | upgrading | raising quality or level |
| 92. | uplifting | raising or improving |
| 93. | upscaling | increasing size or capacity |
| 94. | upswinging | moving into an upswing |
| 95. | uptrending | showing an upward trend |
| 96. | upward | moving or tending higher |
| 97. | vaulting | rising sharply upward |
| 98. | waxing | becoming greater or stronger |
| 99. | widening | becoming broader or more extensive |
| 100. | zooming | rising very quickly |