to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
(period of) a year; during an era
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
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
screening (a movie); showing; to screen a movie
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
Möbius strip; Moebius strip
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
at that time; in those days
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to leave this world; to die
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
to comfort; to console; to amuse
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
in succession; one after another
to go along; to walk along; to follow
grumbling; complaining; muttering; crumpling (e.g. paper)