dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
padre; title for Portuguese Jesuits (in Japan in the 16th century); Christianity; Christian
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
to read the situation; to sense the mood
with a friendly grin; smilingly
heel (of a shoe); heel (in pro wrestling); bad guy; player of villain roles
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
to leave (a scene); to step away
hallway slippers; indoor shoes
to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (the wrong shoes)
sales; selling; marketing
government worker; public servant; civil servant
change; alteration; modification
to find an excuse; to rationalize; to find a pretext
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
preliminary arrangements; spade work
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
scuba; self-contained under-water breathing apparatus
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
absence; disregard; indifference
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost