gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
study; learning; tutorial
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
biometrics; biometric authentication
clone; kroon (former currency of Estonia)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
down-market; popular; mass-market
action; operation; effect; function
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
generation; the world; the age
ripple (on water); wavelets
oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus)
innumerable; countless; numberless
complex; intricate; complicated; confused; troublesome; vexatious
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away