| 100% | HONE | 4 | Fine-tune over time, as skills |
| 95% | HONE | 4 | Fine-tune over time, as a skill |
| 75% | HONED | 5 | Perfected over time, as skills |
| 62% | HONE | 4 | Fine-tune over time |
| 61% | HONE | 4 | Fine-tune, as a skill |
| 58% | HONE | 4 | Fine-tune, as skills |
| 57% | HONED | 5 | Fine-tuned, as skills |
| 54% | ERODE | 5 | Displace over time, as soil |
| 54% | ERODE | 5 | Displace over time, as topsoil |
| 54% | ERODE | 5 | Weaken over time, as support |
| 54% | LORE | 4 | Stories passed over time as word of mouth |
| 53% | WANED | 5 | Diminished over time, as the moon |
| 53% | RANUP | 5 | Incurred over time, as a bill |
| 53% | HEAL | 4 | Mend over time, as an injury |
| 53% | AMASS | 5 | Build up over time, as wealth |
| 52% | WOREOFF | 7 | Lost effect over time, as medicine: 2 wds. |
| 52% | AMORTIZE | 8 | Write off over time, as an initial cost |
| 52% | AGED | 4 | Improved over time, like fine wine |
| 50% | AGED | 4 | Improved over time, like fine cheese or Scotch |
| 46% | HONE | 4 | Refine a skill over a period of time |
| 44% | EDIT | 4 | Fine-tune, as a script |
| 44% | EDIT | 4 | Fine-tune, as a manuscript |
| 44% | HONE | 4 | Fine-tune, as an argument |
| 44% | HONE | 4 | Refine a skill over time |
| 44% | EDITS | 5 | Fine-tunes, as an essay |
| 44% | HONE | 4 | Fine-tune a skill |
| 43% | FUSSED | 6 | ___ over (spent a lot of time dealing with, as one's hair) |
| 42% | STIR | 4 | Mix repeatedly over a period of time, so as to avoid "clumping" |
| 41% | EXPERIENCE | 10 | Knowledge or skill gained over time |
| 41% | HONE | 4 | Fine-tune a skill, say |