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spent　消耗した、弱っている、消費された

The less polite version is that Europe is a spent force, with slow economic growth, death-spiral demographics, unaffordable welfare states, simmering Muslim populations and little ability to project power abroad.

make strides かなり前進する、順調に進む

This year, Japan was upgraded to Tier 2 for its "significant efforts." Countries in this category are described as failing to comply fully with the minimum standards to fight human trafficking but are making strides to do so.

stepped-up 強化された、増加した、増大した (=intensified)

call for stepped-up global efforts to achieve the goal 目標達成に向けたグローバルな取り組みの強化を求める

U.S. rewards Japan's stepped-up efforts to combat human trafficking