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71step by step — gradually or slowly. These changes need to be made step by step. Usage notes: also used in the form a step at a time: He wanted to rush through the job, but I encouraged him to take it a step at a time …
72by degrees — Gradually, step by step, little by little, by little and little …
73bit by bit — gradually or in small stages I ll move my things into the flat bit by bit …
74by degrees — gradually The disease was killing him by degrees …
75in dribs and drabs — gradually and in small amounts or numbers The guests began arriving in dribs and drabs …
76less and less — gradually getting smaller in amount or degree Fishing was growing less and less profitable. Though the public cares about the story less and less, the papers continue to report it …
77over time — gradually Things will get better over time …
78peter out — Gradually come to an end …
79china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …
80China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …
