noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ rapid
▪ gradual , slow , steady
▪ smooth
▪ linear , logical , natural
▪
It seemed like a natural ~ from singing to acting as a career.
▪
By a logical ~ of thought, she worked out why the remark was considered offensive.
▪ career
▪ chord , harmonic
VERB + PROGRESSION
▪ inhibit , slow
▪ halt , prevent
▪ accelerate
▪ monitor
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ from … to …
▪
his ~ from awkward teenager to handsome movie star
▪ ~ through
▪
Her ~ through the ranks of the company had been rapid.
▪ ~ within
▪
his steady upward ~ within the company
PHRASES
▪ the ~ of a disease
▪
one of the later stages in the ~ of the disease