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, work); 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
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method
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)
ray (of light); beam; light
scope; valid range; effective range (e.g. in broadcasting); coverage
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
excellent plan; best policy
distant place; faraway location; far away
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
to begin to dissolve; to start melting; to dissolve into (a liquid)
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to confer; to hold conference (with)
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (of light); convergence
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
quick-tempered; having little patience; impatient
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to manage something successfully; to be successful
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
useless; worthless; silly; trivial
tedious talk; repetition; complaint; tongue-twister
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to get strong; to gain strength