secret; private; surreptitious
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
suspicious-looking; fishy
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
unprecedented; never seen before
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
table of contents; contents
prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
inner sanctuary; inner shrine; sanctum sanctorum; holy of holies; place behind main hall of a temple enshrining temple founder, miraculous Buddhas, hidden statues, etc.
Xia dynasty (China, perhaps c. 2070-1600 BCE, perhaps mythological); Hsia dynasty
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
conception; idea; thought; samjna (perception)
no good; not allowed; not acceptable; outtake; blooper; retake
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
giving and receiving; transferring; transfer; changing hands
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
platoon commander; section commander
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have