thicken

As Mr. Carlsson thickens the atmosphere, he keeps our attention fixed on crimes that are distant in time yet critically linked.

These included a mastectomy and lymph node procedure performed in 28 minutes, and an excision of benign thickened breast tissue in 10 minutes, "which the review team considered to have been unnecessary".

Weeks later the chest still pounds, the throat still thickens, the mind still has not completely grasped.

So, this particular gravy was a lightly sweetened pan sauce — aromatic, comforting and thickened with nuts instead of flour.

By the time the web arrived, many jobs—especially in knowledge work—had thickened.