scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
kabuki actor who is also a male prostitute
to cajole; to deceive; to seduce
to kill (with a weapon); to slay; to defeat (an opponent); to beat
utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil
one's own property; possessions
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
focus (of a lens); focal point; point (of a discussion, e.g. on-point, off-point)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
grudge; malice; intention; disposition; obstinacy; reason
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
cripple; disabled person; invalid; (game, internet, etc.) addict
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
to prevent (something) from occurring; to forestall; to avert; to nip in the bud
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
completely; fully; entirely
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
to rock; to shake; to swing
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to move to tears; to draw tears; to evoke tears
to sit knee to knee (with); to sit opposite each other; to have a congenial talk; to have a candid discussion
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
nightmare; incubus; succubus; demon appearing in a dream
jumping about; rampancy; domination
dark of the night; darkness of the night