| A | B |
| He usually gets up early. | He tends to get up early. |
| He used to get up early. | He would get up early. |
| He's used to getting up early. | He has no problem getting up early. |
| He has never got used to getting up early. | He still finds it difficult to get up early. |
| It's unusual for him to get up early. | It's not like him to get up early. |
| He keeps getting up early. | He's always getting up early. |
| She's far lazier than anyone else. | Everyone works much harder than her. |
| She works a lot less than she ought to. | She doesn't work nearly as much as she should. |
| She's not quite as lazy as she used to be. | She's slightly more hardworking than before. |
| She's the least successful student in the class. | No one does as badly as she does. |
| She doesn't have as many problems as she used to. | She has fewer difficulties than before. |
| The more she works, the more success she has. | She's more successful when she works harder. |