Was heißt »zuspitzen« auf Englisch?

Das Verb zuspitzen lässt sich wie folgt von Deutsch auf Englisch übersetzen:

Deutsch/Englische Beispielübersetzungen

Vor acht Jahren befanden wir uns im Anfangsstadium dessen, was sich einmal zu der größten ökonomischen Katastrophe unseres Lebens zuspitzen sollte.: Eight years ago, we were in the early stages of what would become the worst economic crisis of our lifetimes.

There's probably no point trying to convince you.
Please stop beating about the bush and get straight to the point.
Every school kid has bunked off at some point.
It's probably happened to us all at some point.
From the point of view of science, you're right.
I understand your point of view, but I see things differently now.
The deepest point in Lake Balaton is 12.5 meters.
I waited three hours before I realised that there was no point waiting any longer.
There's no point in us attacking each other now.
You're a very small part of a very big world. Only a tiny little point, or maybe even smaller, and yet the world would be empty without you. It's beautiful that you exist.
Fair point.
There's no point waiting.
I don't see any point in this.
What's the point of reading when, at the age of twenty-two, you already know it all?
I don't think there's any point in doing that.
Who shares your point of view?
What's the point of earlobes?
Write to me at some point, won't you?
"May I briefly interrupt you at this point?" "I think you've interrupted me several times already." "I know. Still, I'd like to have a clear answer to a specific question."
The market rose half a point.