the usual, ordinary

always, invariably, all the time / usually / (with a negative verb) never

gently, amiably, kindly

kind, gentle, tender

hard, tough, stiff / stubborn

against one's will

as one wishes, in a way that one wants

(と〜) thinking that […] (with the next clause explaining that the truth is contrary to expectations)

in my opinion; I think; I guess; upon thought; upon reflection; upon contemplation / conceivably; presumably

to seem, to appear