provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
good-quality; superior in quality
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar