減少させる、ほんの少しだけ進歩する、端緒となる、少し効果を表す、少しはかどる、大きな問題に小さな影響を与える、大きな仕事の一部を完成させる Unless you're a rapper, in a heavy-metal band or Madonna, you've got to sing your heart out to make a dent in today's pop charts. To make a dent in any of these+もっと... problems, a major infusion of money will be required.