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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)
20
inch by inch(expression, idiom, adverb, life, contentment)
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by inches(expression, adverb, life, contentment, doings)
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by slow degrees(expression, idiom, life, contentment, doings)
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by and by(expression, life, contentment, doings)
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by little and little(expression, life, contentment, doings)
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in dribs and drabs(expression, life, contentment, doings)
15
so far so good(expression, life, reply, contentment, doings)
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step by step(expression, adjective, idiom, adverb, life)
10
piecemeal(adjective, adverb, bit, moderately, regularly)
5
gradually(adjective, adverb, leisurely, progressively)
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slowly(adverb, leisurely, gradually)
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piece by piece(expression, idiom, adverb)
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drop by drop(expression, idiom, adverb)
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degree
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gradatim
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grade by grade(expression, idiom, adverb)
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gradual
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