root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish
sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep
that is to say; so that means
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
beyond imagination; unimaginable
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to establish an emotional bond with; to reach out to; to relate to
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
dam; weir; barrier; sluice
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
good performance; good work; great success
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
scope; valid range; coverage
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
excellent plan; best policy
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
originally; by nature; from the start
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe