dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
offering to a deity or somebody's spirit; tribute to a person who is about to depart
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
disparaging words; derogatory term; insult; epithet
principle; theory; fundamental truth
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
instead; but (on the other hand)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to lift; to turn over; to fold over
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
surreptitious glance; looking furtively
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
drill bit; drill; drill (practice); drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus)
menial; meanness; servility; abject
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
to pull from both ends; to pull from both sides; to play tug of war
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
present; gift; to give a present or gift