Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 56 linger 52 persist 51 unchecked 47 simmering 46 rot 44 deteriorate 44 erupt 43 flourish 43 creep 42 worsen 41 unresolved 41 exacerbate 41 inaction 41 persists 41 heal 40 escalate 40 lingering 38 disappear 37 plague 37 explode 37 crumble 37 lingered 37 arise 36 mired 36 grow 36 dwell 36 thrive 36 happen 36 resolved 36 bleed 36 tolerate 35 drift 35 sink 35 undetected 35 confront 35 plaguing 35 entrenched 35 multiply 35 infect 35 mess 35 root 35 untreated 34 evolve 34 divisive 34 systemic 34 decay 34 unfold 34 resolve 34 exist 34 blind eye 34 erode 34 deepen 34 bitterness 34 endemic 34 rampant 34 pervasive 33 slip 33 rife 33 haunt 33 mistrust 33 prosper 33 infighting 33 strife 33 dysfunctional 33 distrust 33 incompetence 33 bigotry 33 resentment 33 hatred 33 persisted 33 stale 33 fanning 33 leave 32 vanish 32 plagued 32 suffer 32 worse 32 solved 32 overshadow 32 fade 32 mediocrity 32 solve 32 accumulate 31 dominate 31 succumb 31 intensify 31 nurtured 31 occur 31 compounded 31 complacent 31 dissolve 31 emerge 31 arisen 31 ponder 31 riddled 31 healed 31 confined 31 bickering 31 drain 31 ignore 31 divide