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outstrip (verb)
    To outrun or leave behind.
        e.g.: We quickly outstripped the amateur runners.
    To exceed, excel or surpass.
        e.g.: This year's production has already outstripped last year's.

pervasive (adjective)

    Manifested throughout; pervading, permeating, penetrating or affecting everything.
        e.g.: The medication had a pervasive effect on the patient's health.

manifest (adjective)

    Evident to the senses, especially to the sight; apparent; distinctly perceived.
    Obvious to the understanding; apparent to the mind; easily apprehensible; plain; not obscure or hidden.

evident (adjective)

    Obviously true by simple observation.
        e.g.: It was evident she was angry, after she slammed the door.

obscure (adjective)

    Dark, faint or indistinct.
    Hidden, out of sight or inconspicuous.
    Difficult to understand.
        e.g.: an obscure passage or inscription;    The speaker made obscure references to little-known literary works.

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prolong (verb)

    To extend in space or length.
    To lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue.
    To lengthen temporally; to put off to a distant time; to postpone.
        e.g.: The government shouldn't prolong deciding on this issue any further.

postpone (verb)

    To delay or put off an event, appointment etc.

prudent (adjective)

    Sagacious in adapting means to ends; circumspect in action, or in determining any line of conduct; careful, discreet, sensible; -- opposed to rash; directed by prudence or wise forethought; evincing prudence;
    Practically wise, judicious, shrewd
        e.g.: His prudent career moves reliably brought him to the top
    Frugal; economical; not extravagant;
        e.g.: Only prudent expenditure may provide quality within a restrictive budget

sagacious (adjective)

    Having or showing keen discernment, sound judgment, and farsightedness.

farsightedness (noun)

    The condition of being unable to focus on near objects; presbyopia
    The quality of being considerate about what might happen in the future

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presbyopia (noun)

    Inability of the eye, due to ageing, to focus on nearby objects; farsightedness

robust (adjective)

    Evincing strength; indicating vigorous health; strong; sinewy; muscular; vigorous; sound; as, a robust body; robust youth; robust health.
        e.g.: He was a robust man of six feet four.
    Violent; rough; rude.
    Requiring strength or vigor; as, robust employment.
    Sensible (of intellect etc.); straightforward, not given to or confused by uncertainty or subtlety;
    Designed or evolved in such a way as to be resistant to total failure despite partial damage.
    Resistant or impervious to failure regardless of user input or unexpected conditions.
    Not greatly influenced by errors in assumptions about the distribution of sample errors.

underpin (verb)

    To support from below with props or masonry.
        e.g.: You should underpin the mine roof to prevent further collapse.
    To give support to; to corroborate.
        e.g.: Public confidence in politicians must underpin our democracy.

corroborate (verb)

    To confirm or support something with additional evidence; to attest or vouch for.
    To make strong; to strengthen.

vouch (verb)

    To take responsibility for; to express confidence in; to witness; to obtest.
    To warrant; to maintain by affirmations; to attest; to affirm; to avouch.
    To back; to support; to confirm.
    To call into court to warrant and defend, or to make good a warranty of title.
    To bear witness; to give testimony or full attestation.
    To call as a witness.
    To assert; to aver; to declare.

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vibrant (adjective)

    Pulsing with energy or activity
        e.g.: He has a vibrant personality.
    Lively and vigorous
    Vibrating, resonant or resounding

resonant (adjective)

    Resounding, echoing.
        e.g.: From across the valley came the resonant sound of a distant church bell.

defect (noun)

    A fault or malfunction.
        e.g.: a defect in the ear or eye; a defect in timber or iron; a defect of memory or judgment
    The quantity or amount by which anything falls short.
   
deteriorate (verb)

    To make worse; to make inferior in quality or value; to impair.
        e.g.: to deteriorate the mind
    To grow worse; to be impaired in quality; to degenerate.

dissuade (verb)

    To convince not to try or do.

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bearish (adjective)

    Resembling or likened to a bear, typically in being rough, surly, or clumsy.
    Characterized by falling share prices.


slump (verb)

    To collapse heavily or helplessly.
        e.g.: Exhausted, he slumped down onto the sofa.
    To decline or fall off in activity or performance.
        e.g.: Real estate prices slumped during the recession.
    To slouch or droop.
    To lump; to throw together messily.
    To fall or sink suddenly through or in, when walking on a surface, as on thawing snow or ice, a bog, etc.

slouch (noun)

    A hanging down of the head; a drooping posture; a limp appearance
        e.g.: He sat with an unenthusiastic slouch.
    any depression or hanging down, as of a hat brim.
        e.g.: The plant hung in a permanent slouch.
    An awkward, heavy, clownish fellow.

droop (verb)

    To sink or hang downward; to sag.
    To slowly become limp; to bend gradually.
    To lose all enthusiasm or happiness.  
    To allow to droop or sink.
    To proceed downward, or toward a close; to decline.

sag (noun)

    The state of sinking or bending; sagging.
    The difference in elevation of a wire, cable, chain or rope suspended between two consecutive points.
    The difference height or depth between the vertex and the rim of a curved surface, specifically used for optical elements such as a mirror or lens.