to increase the level of effort or activity
努力や活動のレベルを上げる (doryoku ya katsudō no reberu o ageru)
"The ministry has stepped up efforts to create more jobs."
"省はより多くの雇用を創出するために努力を強化しました。" (Shō wa yori ōku no koyō o sōshutsu suru tame ni **doryoku o kyōka shimashita**.)
to achieve a friendly or cooperative agreement with another...
to make investors feel more positive about investing
to buy something quickly because it is cheap or available
to create new opportunities for learning or understanding di...
to pass through different phases of change smoothly
to express opposition to unfair treatment or actions