gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
ratio; proportion; percentage
while; even though; despite
people; men and women; each person; everybody
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
each nation; many nations; many countries
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
to die out; to become extinct
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
demon; daemon (in Unix, etc.)
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
rampancy; prevalence; domination
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
looking on; remaining a spectator
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
to reach a situation about which nothing can be done
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
armed might; military power; the sword; force
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to feel; to sense; to experience
dwarf (esp. in folklore or fantasy literature)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up
to use all one's strength (ability)