someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
dark side (of nature, town, etc.)
intelligence operative; spy
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to succeed in doing; to see through; to manage to do; to finish doing
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
one's way (ahead); one's path
middle of the night; dead of night
evening; night; nighttime
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
calm; composed; leisurely
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to retort; to quickly turn the steering wheel in the opposite direction; to cut the wheel
hard to reach place; remote place
to sniff out; to get wind of
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
skillful words; deceitful words; glibness
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
synopsis; plot; outline; plan; scheme; program
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
hell realm; Naraka; Hell; hell; misery; place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into
to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without reserve; freely; to the full
inveiglement; cajolement; wheedling; enticement
signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
magic; sorcery; wizardry; magic (illusion); conjuring
charm; fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to captivate
obstruction; impediment; hindrance; inhibition; blocking; check
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)