sharpening

Strongest matches

• abrading
• coarse

Strong matches

• grinding
• gritty
• polishing
• rough
• scratching

Weak matches

• erosive
• scuffing
• smoothing

Strongest matches

• accelerating
• deepening
• escalating
• growing
• intensifying

Strong matches

• accentuating
• advancing
• building
• emphasizing
• heightening

Weak matches

• building up
• dominant

Strong matches

• civilizing
• clarifying
• cleaning
• cultivating
• distillation
• elevating
• focusing
• honing
• improving
• perfecting
• polishing
• purifying

Strongest match

• worsening

Strong matches

• exacerbation
• exaggeration
• increase
• inflaming
• inflammation
• intensification
• magnification
• strengthening

Weak matches

• condition deepening
• heightening

Strong matches

• bite
• incisiveness
• keenness
• polish
• sting

Weak match

• honing

Strongest matches

• coaching
• discipline
• drill
• education
• exercise
• guidance
• instruction
• practice
• schooling
• teaching
• workout

Strong matches

• background
• basics
• buildup
• cultivation
• domestication
• foundation
• grounding
• groundwork
• indoctrination
• preliminaries
• principles
• readying
• seasoning
• tuition
• tune-up
• tutelage
• upbringing
• warmup

Weak match

• chalk talk