firstly, etc. lastly, (often at the beginning of a sentence)
instantly (often at the end of a sentence)
temporarily (often at the end of a sentence)
currently (often before a verb)
sharp (at the end of a time phrase)
precisely / exactly (often before a time phrase)
increasingly (often before a verb)
roughly (often before a time phrase)
continuously (often before a verb)
constantly (often before a verb)
permanently (often at the end of a sentence)
gradually (often before a verb)
simultaneously (often at the end of a sentence)
eventually (often before a verb)
seldom (often before a verb)
permanently (often at the end of a sentence)
shortly (often at the end of a sentence)
temporarily
currently
1, I can't say I live here. I'm renting this flat while I'm doing my studies at uni, you know. It's a four-year course. I'm reading history. Anyway, it's a nice flat. I'm sharing with two others, of course. Couldn't pay for it just by myself. It would cost an arm and a leg. Hull is a nice city, you know. There's a lot to do in Hull for young people. But I wouldn't like to live here...
sharp
precisely / exactly
increasingly
2, Now, young lady. I want you back home by eleven-thirty - and not a minute after. I don't want a repetition of last weekend - coming back at one o'clock in the morning. To come to think of it, the week before too, and the week before that. This habit of arriving late is happening more and more often. You need to learn a bit of discipline.
But, Dad. None of my friends has to go home at eleven-thirty. I'm fifteen years old. You still treat me like a baby.
continuously
constantly
3, My little brother is the worst example of a human being I can thnk of. He's always bothering me, annoying me. You know what I mean? He'll knock on my bedroom door, I get up from studying at my desk, you know, doing my homework, open the door and he's gone. Hiding somewhere. I sit down and just when I've settled down to study again, he'll bang on the door again. Can you believe it? He won't stop. Not only that, I go to the same school as he does. He won't stop his silly games there either. Somehow, while me and my class were outside doing P.E., he got into our classroom and put a worm in my sandwich box. He just won't stop!
gradually
simultaneously
precisely / exactly
4, This is Captain John Forbes contacting Mir Space Station. Requesting permission to dock.
This is Chief Engineer, Patty Wakefield at the Mir Spacestation. Good morning, Captain Forbes. You have permission to dock.
Good morning, Patty. We are now approaching at 4 knots. Estimated time of docking 30 seconds. I am adjusting docking claw to close at the same time Mir docking port opens.
Likewise, Captain Forbes. I have timed docking port to open in twenty seconds to coincide with closing of docking claw.
Fifteen seconds to docking. Ten, nine, eight, seven... Docking claw is failing. It won't close. Mayday, Mayday.
Abandon docking procedure, Captain. Abandon docking procedure.
Aggghhh!!!!
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