August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
departure (of a boat, plane); setting sail; leaving port; putting out to sea; takeoff
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
reality; actuality; hard fact
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
(brother and sister) born of a different mother
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to manage a state; to govern a country
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
during; for the duration of
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
face; looks; vestiges; trace
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
gorgeous; sumptuous; extravagant; luxurious
disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
scenery; scene; landscape
romanticist; romantic; dreamer
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
deep affection; dear; beloved
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant