Vocabulary

resolutely; boldly; decisively; daringly

still; yet

certainly; without fail

very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly

now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now

one effort; one action

simply; merely; only; solely

very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly

gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit

for the present; for the time being

mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly

weekend

as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough

alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family

very much; exceedingly; extremely

a little; some; somewhat; slightly; to some degree; to some extent

as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still

sometimes; occasionally; at times; from time to time; now and then; once in a while

for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages

together; jointly

again and again; repeatedly

until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far

successively; one after another

unavoidably; necessarily; inevitably

from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely

in order; sequential; seriatim

usually; habitually; always

weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday)

what; how

continuously; continually; without a break

really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely

minutely; finely

literally; to the letter

really; very; extremely; terribly; awfully

first 10 days of the month

sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time

at hand; on hand; nearby; close at hand

considerably; greatly; a lot

a second time; again; once more; twice

in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically