gradually; slowly; little by little; incrementally
cooling; refrigeration; cooling down (of a political conflict, etc.); calming down
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
from ... to; between ... and; or
divining sticks; counting; calculation
change; transition; vicissitudes
how; in what way; how about
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
single cell; simple-minded; one-track-minded
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
one layer; single layer; monopetalous; unlined kimono; single-edged eyelid; eyelid with an epicanthic fold
process; course; mechanism
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
stepwise; one step at a time
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
labor; labour; toil; hardship
the people; the public; the world
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to look down on; to make light of
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
decision; judgment; resolution
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
being endowed with (e.g. a gift); being blessed with; endowment
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
calamity; disaster; catastrophe
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case