incorrigibly stubborn

be all darkness(be altogether pitch black)

without much difference

foresee

have a guilty/bad conscience

advance steadily(jog along)

through unnumbered ages

have the ball at one's feet(have the cards in one's hands)

waste one’s breath(speak to the wind)

rampant

boundless sea of hardship(the endless sea of tribulations)

plunge the people into misery and suffering(people in great affliction)

rob one's belly to cover one's back

beyond/without question(without dispute)

visit willow and look for flowers (frequent brothels)

rainbow

All tell the same story.

Beautiful tresses of a woman

catch a glimpse of

gentle and soft