unrelenting
un·re·lent·ing /ˌʌnrɪˈlentɪŋ◂/ adjective formal
- an unpleasant situation that is unrelenting continues for a long time without
stopping
- the unrelenting pressures of the job
- continuing to do something in a determined way without thinking about anyone
else’s feeling
swirl
swirl1 /swɜːl $ swɜːrl/ verb
- [intransitive and transitive] to move around quickly in a twisting circular
movement, or to make something do this
- swirl around/round
- swirl something around/round
- He swirled the brandy around in his glass
- The river had become a swirling torrent
- [intransitive] if stories or ideas swirl around a place, a lot of people
start to talk about them - used especially in news reports
- swirl around
- Rumours of a takeover began to swirl around the stock markets.
trek
trek1 /trek/ noun [countable]
- a long and difficult journey, made especially on foot as an adventure
- a lonely trek though the forest
- informal a distance that seems long when you walk it
- I’m afraid it’s a bit of a trek to the station
adoptive
a·dop·tive /əˈdɒptɪv $ əˈdɑːp-/ adjective [only before noun]
an adoptive parent is one who has adopted a child
demanding
de·mand·ing /dɪˈmɑːndɪŋ $ dɪˈmæn-/ adjective
- needing a lot of ability, effort, or skill
- a demanding job
- physically/emotionally/intellectually etc demanding
- Climbing is physically demanding
- expecting a lot of attention or expecting to have things exactly the way you
want them, especially in a way that is not fair
- Her mother could be very demanding at times
Reference
- Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English