late summer; sixth month of the lunar calendar
that is to say; so that means
sad; sorrowful; melancholy; plaintive
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
to leave behind; to misplace; to forget
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to be silent; to say nothing
several minutes; a few minutes
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
control; management (e.g. of a business)
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
just because; even if; even though
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing