loosened, clamped, beefed, toughened, stiffened, slackened, eased, ramped, strengthened, ratcheted, relaxed, deteriorated, stretched, worsened, stepped, improved, intensified, squeezed, lifted, softened, lengthened, changed, ratcheting, reimposed, shored, slowed, weakened, tweaked, lowered, shrunk, curbed, imposed, curtailed, overhauled, widened, constricted, crimped, trimmed, buckled, pinched, reined, heightened, increased, strained, narrowed, cracked, cinched, boosted, lightened, slashed, upped, shifted, ebbed, restricting, flexed, firmed, reassess, speeded, perked, dwindled, swelled, slipped, calmed, slacked, faltered, flared, enforced, instituted, broadened, rattled, fazing, unraveled, adhered, struggled, locked, pushed, sagged, altered, constrained, tensed, clammed, liberalized, reduced, flouted, expanded, stabilized, tidied, chafed, dried, kept, adjust, reopened, tapered, hurting, ballooned, eroded, maintained, frayed, crumbled, breeched, thinned, reverted

brake band, machine bolt, tighten

demanding, secure