Increase and Tone

Increase

Increase verb - To make greater in size, amount, or number.

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Tone and increase are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tone" instead a verb "Increase".

Tone verb - Vary the pitch of one's speech.

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Increase and tone are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Increase" instead a verb "Tone".

Nearby Words: toneless, toned, toning, tonal

natural	natural increase	natural tone
actual	actual increase	actual tone
flat	flat increase	flat tone
new	new increase	new tone
Other adjectives: dramatic, general, overall.

Make the overall tone a bit Darker and Edgier, slightly increase the amount of naked female body, keep the funny level the same and give the main character an Arm Cannon.

Source: Manga / Space Adventure Cobra
Robert Frobisher's ending seems initially arbitrary, as it doesn't fit the cavalier tone of his letters, until you realize the space between letters increase and he's being *overly* glib about events and it makes sense.

Source: Literature / Cloud Atlas
This resulted in an increase in mean-spirited gross-out gags that weren't particularly funny and didn't fit the show's milder, more laid-back tone, culminating in the infamous panda rape scene in "Homer vs. Dignity."

Source: All Adult Animation Is South Park

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