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- (Verb)
- to become more or excessive.
- to cause to become more or excessive.
- to flatter and make (someone) feel great; to coax with flattery and insincere talk; to wheedle; to cajole.
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- (Noun)
- difficult situation; distress; strait; trouble.
- difficult breathing; panting for breath.
- a generally chronic disorder characterised by wheezing, coughing, difficulty in breathing, and a suffocating feeling, caused by an allergy to inhaled substances, stress, etc.; asthma.
- a feeling of resentful or discontented longing aroused by another person's better fortune, situation, etc.; envy.