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lingering(dull, moderate, low, stiff)
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tardy(dull, quiet, moderate, easy)
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gradational
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gradually
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advanced(tolerant, modern, radical, dynamic)
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bit by bit(expression, idiom)
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delicate(calm, quiet, smooth, soft)
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graduate(slowly, evenly)
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incremental
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insensible(indifferent, slowness)
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laggard
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relaxed
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slow-paced
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step by step(expression, idiom, postgraduate)
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successive(continuity, slowly, evenly)
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by degrees(expression, idiom, slow, steady)
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calm(quiet, smooth, soft, moderate)
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crawling
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dawdling
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delayed(dull, low, late, behind)
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