privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
preface; introduction; preamble
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
deep inside; innermost place
concealment; suppression; hiding
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to translate; to interpret
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
reduced drawing; miniature copy; microcosm; microcosmos
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
collateral family; subsidiary line; affiliate; coset
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
advanced level; high grade; senior
support; backing; patronage
basis for decision; evidence for judging
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
to launch a surprise attack
to read the situation; to sense the mood
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions)
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge
to make an example of; to make a victim of; to hold up somebody (something) to ridicule; to pierce with a spear
to lose one's energy; to be cowardly
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness