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unrelenting

un·re·lent·ing /ˌʌnrɪˈlentɪŋ◂/ adjective formal

  1. an unpleasant situation that is unrelenting continues for a long time without stopping
    • the unrelenting pressures of the job
  2. continuing to do something in a determined way without thinking about anyone else's feeling
    • an unrelenting opponent

swirl

swirl1 /swɜːl $ swɜːrl/ verb

  1. [intransitive and transitive] to move around quickly in a twisting circular movement, or to make something do this
    • swirl around/round
      • Smoke swirled around her
    • swirl something around/round
      • He swirled the brandy around in his glass
    • The river had become a swirling torrent
  2. [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]

  1. a long and difficult journey, made especially on foot as an adventure
    1. a lonely trek though the forest
  2. informal a distance that seems long when you walk it
    1. 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

  1. needing a lot of ability, effort, or skill
    1. a demanding job
    2. physically/emotionally/intellectually etc demanding
    3. Climbing is physically demanding
  2. expecting a lot of attention or expecting to have things exactly the way you want them, especially in a way that is not fair
    1. Her mother could be very demanding at times

Reference

  • Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English