- decreased gradually
- increased gradually
- increased sharply
- rose gradually
- dropped gradually
- dropped sharply
- went down sharply
went down slightly
- went up sharply
- went up rapidly
- rose gradually
- rose sharply
- fell sharply
- fell rapidly (the profit fell rapidly between 1996 and 1997)
- fell gradually
- marked fall ( dropped rapidly)
- fell dramatically (the profit fell dramatically between 1995 and 1996)
- fell suddenly (unexpected) (the profit fell suddenly between 199