| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | advance | move forward or higher |
| 2. | ascend | go upward |
| 3. | bottom out | reach the lowest point |
| 4. | bounce back | recover after dropping |
| 5. | build | increase over time |
| 6. | claw back | recover losses slowly |
| 7. | climb | rise steadily |
| 8. | consistent | showing little variation |
| 9. | contract | become smaller |
| 10. | converge | move toward the same point |
| 11. | creep down | fall slowly |
| 12. | creep up | rise slowly |
| 13. | cross | pass over another line |
| 14. | decline | become lower |
| 15. | decrease | go down in value |
| 16. | diminish | become smaller or less |
| 17. | dip | fall slightly |
| 18. | diverge | move apart |
| 19. | downswing | period of falling |
| 20. | downturn | change toward decline |
| 21. | drift | change slowly |
| 22. | drop | decline quickly or clearly |
| 23. | dwindle | become gradually less |
| 24. | ebb | gradually decline |
| 25. | edge down | fall slightly |
| 26. | edge up | rise slightly |
| 27. | erode | decline gradually |
| 28. | erratic | changing unevenly and unpredictably |
| 29. | escalate | increase rapidly |
| 30. | exceed | be higher than |
| 31. | expand | become greater |
| 32. | fall | move downward |
| 33. | flat | showing no change |
| 34. | flatten out | become level |
| 35. | fluctuate | change up and down |
| 36. | gain | increase in amount |
| 37. | gradual | happening slowly over time |
| 38. | grow | become larger |
| 39. | halve | be reduced by half |
| 40. | hold firm | remain strong and steady |
| 41. | hold steady | stay unchanged |
| 42. | hover | stay around one level |
| 43. | inch down | fall very slightly |
| 44. | inch up | rise very slightly |
| 45. | increase | go up in value |
| 46. | intersect | cross at a point |
| 47. | jump | rise suddenly |
| 48. | lag | remain behind |
| 49. | level off | stop rising or falling |
| 50. | lose ground | fall behind or lower |
| 51. | match | reach the same level |
| 52. | max out | reach the highest limit |
| 53. | mount | rise gradually |
| 54. | normalize | return to usual levels |
| 55. | nosedive | fall very suddenly |
| 56. | oscillate | move repeatedly up and down |
| 57. | outpace | grow faster than another |
| 58. | outstrip | grow faster than |
| 59. | overtake | move ahead of another |
| 60. | peak | reach the highest point |
| 61. | pick up | increase or improve |
| 62. | plateau | stay flat after rising |
| 63. | plummet | fall very sharply |
| 64. | plunge | fall suddenly and sharply |
| 65. | quadruple | become four times as much |
| 66. | rally | recover after weakness |
| 67. | rebound | rise after a fall |
| 68. | recover | rise again after falling |
| 69. | remain stable | stay at the same level |
| 70. | retreat | move back or lower |
| 71. | reverse | move in the opposite direction |
| 72. | rise | move upward |
| 73. | rocket | rise extremely fast |
| 74. | shoot up | rise very fast |
| 75. | shrink | become smaller |
| 76. | slide | fall gradually |
| 77. | slip | fall slightly |
| 78. | slump | fall heavily |
| 79. | soar | rise very quickly |
| 80. | spike | rise sharply for a short time |
| 81. | stabilize | become steady |
| 82. | surge | rise suddenly and strongly |
| 83. | swell | grow larger |
| 84. | tick down | fall a little |
| 85. | tick up | rise a little |
| 86. | tilt upward | slope higher |
| 87. | top out | reach a highest level |
| 88. | trail | follow at a lower level |
| 89. | trend downward | show a general fall |
| 90. | trend upward | show a general rise |
| 91. | tumble | fall quickly |
| 92. | turn around | change direction |
| 93. | uneven | not regular or steady |
| 94. | upswing | period of rising |
| 95. | upturn | change toward growth |
| 96. | vary | change in amount |
| 97. | volatile | changing quickly and unpredictably |
| 98. | wane | decrease slowly |
| 99. | wind down | decrease gradually toward an end |
| 100. | zigzag | move up and down sharply |
