to increase the level of effort or activity
aumentar el nivel de esfuerzo o actividad (aumentar el nivel de esfuerzo o actividad)
"The ministry has stepped up efforts to create more jobs."
"El ministerio ha aumentado los esfuerzos para crear más empleos." (El ministerio ha **aumentado los esfuerzos** para crear más empleos.)
to use up energy or fat by exercising
to keep something; not to lose hope or belief
to find it hard to speak because of strong emotions
to allow optimistic thoughts and feelings into your mind
to learn something valuable from a situation or experience
to prepare the way for something to happen later