Related Clues:

• Breeds, as cattle
• Ups the stakes
• Grows, as crops
• Takes from a lower to a higher position
• End-of-year requests
• Collective-bargaining topic, maybe
• Staff rewards
• They might reflect good business
• Employee incentives
• Shows confidence at the poker table
• Good news for the office staff
• Strikers' demands, at times
• Knocks down*
• Subjects of some negotiations
• More than calls