to hit the lowest point before things get better

底を打つ, 最底辺に達する
to expand by exploring new areas, options, or opportunities

広がる(ひろがる), 展開する(てんかいする)
(of an infectious disease) to start and spread within a community

流行する, 発生する
to prolong or extend a situation, event, or process, often unnecessarily

引き延ばす (ひきのばす), 長引かせる (ながびかせる)
to extend in time, length, or duration, often longer than necessary

引き延ばす, 長引かせる
to extend one's hand or an object toward someone, often to give or offer something to them

差し出す (sashidasu), 手を差し伸べる (te o sashinoberu)
to extend outward from a surface or object

突き出る (つきでる), 突き出す (つきだす)
to fill an arena to its capacity

アリーナを満員にする, アリーナを埋め尽くす
to gradually lose strength or intensity

フェードアウトする, 薄れる
to gradually end or fade away, often due to becoming weakened

徐々に消える, 弱まっていく
to extend a process, activity, or situation

引き延ばす(ひきのばす), 先延ばしする(さきのばしする)
to separate a group of things and arrange or place them over a large area

広げる, 敷く
to extend something to its full extent

引き伸ばす (ひきのばす), 伸ばす (のばす)
to decrease the number or density of something

薄くする, 間引きする
