| fever pitch | n; be at ~, sudah memuncak; reach ~, memuncak: the anger of the crowd reached ~, kemarahan orang ramai memuncak. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| crest | vi memuncak: the waves ~ed, ombak memuncak; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| heighten | vi intensify, memuncak: the conflict ~ed, persengketaan itu memuncak; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| climax | vi 1. come to a climax, memuncak: the demonstration ~ed in a riot, tunjuk perasaan itu memuncak dgn rusuhan; 2. reach orgasm, mencapai /puncak syahwat, orgasme/; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| rise | 14. (of wind) blow strongly, bertiup kencang; 15. become more intense, memuncak: excitement is rising in him, keghairahan sedang memuncak dlm dirinya; 16. (of facial colour) naik merah padam: her colour rose when she saw him, mukanya naik merah padam sewaktu melihatnya; 17. originate, begin, berpunca: the quarrel rose from a misunderstanding, pergaduhan itu berpunca dr salah faham; 18. have its source, bermula, berpunca: the river ~s in the Alps, sungai itu bermula di Pergunungan Alps; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| culminate | vi; ~ in, (reach the highest point or climax) memuncak dgn, mencapai puncaknya dgn; (end in), /berakhir, berkesudahan/ dgn: sporadic riots that ~d in civil war, rusuhan yg tercetus di sana sini yg memuncak dgn berlakunya perang saudara; all that hard work ~d in victory for the team, segala usaha yg gigih itu berakhir dgn kejayaan bagi pasukan tersebut; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| crescendo | n kresendo; /reach, rise to/ a ~, memuncak. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| tension | n 1. nervous anxiety, perasaan cemas: ~ mounted as they waited for news of the survivors, perasaan cemas memuncak ketika mereka menunggu berita ttg orang-orang yg terselamat; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| sky-high | adv 1. as high as the sky, melangit, setinggi langit: the mountain rose ~ on the horizon, gunung itu memuncak setinggi langit di ufuk; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| soar | her voice ~ed effortlessly above the orchestra, dgn senang suaranya meninggi dan kedengaran lebih kuat drpd bunyi orkestra; words that made his spirits ~, kata-kata yg membuat semangatnya memuncak; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |