efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
operation (of a machine, factory, fishing boat, etc.); work
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to turn towards; to point
formal objection; opposition (e.g. to a patent)
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
decision; determination; resolution
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
stagnation; hindrance; delay
horse riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
celeb; celebrity; wealthy person; rich person; affluent; wealthy
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
child; childish person; immature person
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
variation in color (colour); having a different color
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage