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• improve — to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition: He took vitamins to improve his health.
• come upon — If you come upon someone or something, you meet them or find them by chance.
• confirm — If something confirms what you believe, suspect, or fear, it shows that it is definitely true.
• discover — to see, get knowledge of, learn of, find, or find out; gain sight or knowledge of (something previously unseen or unknown): to discover America; to discover electricity. Synonyms: detect, espy, descry, discern, ascertain, unearth, ferret out, notice.
• find — to come upon by chance; meet with: He found a nickel in the street.
• peruse — to read through with thoroughness or care: to peruse a report.
• scan — to glance at or over or read hastily: to scan a page.
• seek — to go in search or quest of: to seek the truth.
• seek out — search, hunt
• track down — a structure consisting of a pair of parallel lines of rails with their crossties, on which a railroad train, trolley, or the like runs.
• advance — To advance means to move forward, often in order to attack someone.
• ameliorate — If someone or something ameliorates a situation, they make it better or easier in some way.
• come along — You tell someone to come along to encourage them in a friendly way to do something, especially to attend something.
• convalesce — If you are convalescing, you are resting and getting your health back after an illness or operation.
• gain — to make a gain or gains in.
• mend — to make (something broken, worn, torn, or otherwise damaged) whole, sound, or usable by repairing: to mend old clothes; to mend a broken toy.
• perk up — to become lively, cheerful, or vigorous, as after depression or sickness (usually followed by up): The patients all perked up when we played the piano for them.
• pick up — to choose or select from among a group: to pick a contestant from the audience.
• progress — a movement toward a goal or to a further or higher stage: the progress of a student toward a degree.
• recuperate — to recover from sickness or exhaustion; regain health or strength.
• get better — recover
• shape up — the quality of a distinct object or body in having an external surface or outline of specific form or figure.