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Buddhism

Kalaratri (Deva)

gloom; semi-darkness; dim light; poor light

price-support measures for contraband goods

secret pay

prostitute

imposter; fraudster; trickster

Colloquial; Esp. in fiction

joining the dark side; joining the forces of evil

Internet slang

alternative account (on social media, etc.); hidden account; sub account

dark under the trees; obscurity of a forest

Place name; Fiction

Mirkwood (fictional forest)

thoughtless; reckless; rash; indiscriminate; indiscreet

excessive; unreasonable; immoderate; absurd

under cover of night

Proverb

no one knows what the future holds; the future is a closed book; one sun (unit of measurement) ahead is darkness

black-market channels; illegal channels

to peer into the darkness

illegal website (i.e. websites featuring child pornography, selling drugs, etc.); website encouraging illegal activities; suicide-encouraging website

illegal donation; secret contribution

to cover up; to hush up; to shroud in darkness

to have a secret abortion

black-market broker

dark under the trees; obscurity of a forest

Idiomatic expression

something indistinct; a crow in a pitch-black night

secretly; covertly; tacitly

Idiomatic expression

something indistinct; a crow in a pitch-black night

illegal price-fixing agreement

unauthorized cartel; unauthorised cartel