Still, again and now and then (wciąż, ciągle, od czasu do czasu)

Still going on

wciąż — still — says that a state has not ended. It is the plain word; nadal (which you know) is its slightly more formal twin.

He still lives in Kraków.
On wciąż mieszka w Krakowie.

ciągle — constantly, all the time — stresses repetition, often with a note of irritation.

The child constantly asks: why?
Dziecko ciągle pyta: dlaczego?

cały czas — all the time, the whole time — the neutral version.

He works all the time.
On cały czas pracuje.

Again

znów is the short form of znowu — again. Both are correct and equally common; znów is a little more frequent in writing.

You are late again!
Znów się spóźniłeś!

Sometimes — and by any chance

czasem — sometimes, the same word as czasami. In a question it also means by any chance: Czy masz czasem ochotę na kawę?

od czasu do czasu — from time to time: literally "from time to time", with od and do both taking the Genitive (czasu).

From time to time I visit my grandmother.
Od czasu do czasu odwiedzam babcię.

Forever

na zawsze — forever, for good: na + zawsze.

Nothing lasts forever.
Nic nie trwa na zawsze.

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