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to speed up, to further, to boost

to cope with, to tackle

to cancel, to call off

to reach, to amount to (s'élever à...)

to improve, to better, to upgrade

to implement, to enforce

transitif : to increase, to step up, to raise. Intransitif : to increase, to rise, to go up, to grow, to be on the rise, to be on the increase

to go ahead

to overcome (prendre le dessus), to prevail on

to begin, to start, to get under way, to initiate

to control, to monitor, to manage

to decrease, to decline, to lessen, to shrink, to be on the wane

to fail, to break down

to prevent, to hamper, to hinder

to infringe on, to interfere with

to boost, to back up, to foster, to further

to be at stake

to thrive, to flourish

to raise, to boost

to curtail, to curb, to cut down, to lower, to reduce

to involve, to imply

to threaten

to soar, to pick up, to shoot up, to skyrocket

to make headway, to advance, to gain ground

to protect, to shield, to keep safe, to preserve, to safeguard

to cause, to bring about, to generate, to entail

to be due to, to stem from, to be caused by, to be the result of, to be generated by

to lose ground, to step back

to recover, to pick up

to succeed, to thrive, to do well

to stop, to finish, to come to a standstill, to come to an end

to spread, to propagate, to be rampant

to get rid of, to dump, to jettison

to develop, to expand, to extend

to comply with, to abide by, to yield to

to be at a standstill

to suppress, to eradicate, to stamp out, to delete

to fall, to dwindle, to plummet, to collapse, to nosedive

an attitude, a stance

a target, a goal, an aim

a standard, a criterion

a gap (fig.)

a deadlock, a stalemate

a shortage, a scarcity, a lack

a level

an obstacle, a hurdle

a predicament, a plight

an outlook, a prospect

a standpoint, a viewpoint

a rate

a milestone, a landmark, a watershed