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bit by bit(expression, idiom, adverb, life, contentment)
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by degrees(expression, adverb, life, contentment, step)
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inchmeal(expression, adverb, life, contentment, doings)
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little by little(expression, idiom, adverb, life, contentment)
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by and by(expression, life, contentment, doings)
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by easy stages(expression, life, contentment, doings)
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by inches(expression, life, contentment, doings)
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by little and little(expression, life, contentment, doings)
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by slow degrees(expression, life, contentment, doings)
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in dribs and drabs(expression, life, contentment, doings)
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slowly
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degree
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piecemeal
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step by step(expression, idiom)
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bit-by-bit
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degrees
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gradually
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in detail
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inches
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progressively
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