The tension in the room ratcheted up a notch.
Her voice, thick with sleep, ratcheted up his hormones another level.
She recalled what sent her outside the castle, and her anger at Kris ratcheted up another notch.
The monokini swimsuit is based on the bikini, but its sexy quotient is ratcheted way up by strategically placed pieces of fabric or metal links.
The show's drama and intensity ratcheted up to include date rape, child abuse, eating disorders and racism.
