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drop by drop(expression, idiom, adverb)
3
piece by piece(expression, idiom, adverb)
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degree
2
gradatim
2
grade by grade(expression, idiom, adverb)
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gradual
1
at least
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bit-by-bit
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by inchmeal
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by snatches
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degrees
1
degreewise
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deliberately
1
detail
1
foot by foot(expression, idiom)
1
gently
1
in detail
1
in driblets
1
in installments
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