Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 38 slow 34 slower 32 plodding 30 pace 29 learning curve 29 slows 29 slowing 28 Slow 28 changeover 27 transition 27 trickle 27 Ratzinger 27 morph 27 transitions 27 accelerated 27 gradual 26 quicker 26 slowest 26 laborious 26 era 26 Vatican 26 stagnating 26 slowed 26 progression 25 acceleration 25 foreseen 25 priesthood 25 decline 25 glacial 25 bog 25 painful 25 faster 25 priests 25 fewer 24 even 24 tedious 24 timid 24 corrupted 24 revolving door 24 deceleration 24 throttle 24 slower pace 24 speeds 24 perhaps 24 pedaling 24 ascent 24 longer 24 priest 24 Priests 23 Catholicism 23 steeper 23 less 23 contraction 23 do 23 absorb 23 sap 23 speed 23 speeded 23 adapt 23 pedal 23 outrun 23 lumbering 23 drip 23 disengaged 23 cumbersome 23 snail 23 dodge 23 little 22 molasses 22 stagnated 22 exodus 22 crank 22 fast 22 clumsy 22 stagnation 22 much 22 shuffle 22 too 22 maturation 22 sedate 22 purge 22 drift 22 fraction 22 anemic 22 nimble 22 recovery 21 impatient 21 than 21 sluggish 21 turn 21 churn 21 react 21 nudge 21 clunky 21 stuttering 21 shrank 21 shrunk 21 nuns 21 stagnate 21 accelerating 21 stutter