historical graffiti; anonymous satirical graffiti; scrawl; scribble; graffiti
stratification; hierarchization; layering; tiering
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
grandfather; male senior-citizen
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
great teacher; great master; great author; great doctor
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
time around sunset; early evening
horizon (related to bodies of water)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
mature woman; middle-aged woman
irresistibly; suddenly; to be turned on; to be horny
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to raise one's voice; to shout
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
cold water; cold sake; cold; cool
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
incident; affair; happening; event
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force