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Sharpening

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tapernounA slender wax candle.
heightenverbTo advance, increase, augment, make larger, more intense, stronger etc.
focusnoun(uncountable) Concentration of attention.
pointnounA small dot or mark.
liftingnounThe action or process by which something is lifted; elevation
levelingnounThe process of making something level.
refiningnounRefinement (process of refining)
increasingnounOn the increase.
intensifyingnounAn intensification.
strengtheningnounThe process by which something is strengthened.
deepeningnounThe act of becoming deeper.
adjustingnounAdjustment.
improvingThat tends to improve someone or something (especially (dated) to educate or morally better a person).
worseningnounA worse situation; an aggravation or deterioration
exacerbatingThat exacerbates
aggravating(informal) Annoying.
resharpeningnounAct of sharpening something again.
tighteningnounThe act or process of making more tight.
burnishnoun(countable) A shine of something which has been polished; a lustre, a polish.
fresheningnounThe act by which something is freshened.

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