stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
classification; categorization; sorting
that's the way it is; such is life
consequence; outcome; result; blame
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner