ANGELUS: the evil vampire who brought Spike and Buffy together for the first time, as they fought together to prevent him from destroying the world

BRONZE, THE: the teen hang-out where Spike and Buffy had sex on the catwalk while her friends danced, oblivious, down below

CRYPT: Spike's residence, and the location of most of his and Buffy's torrid adventures

DAWN: the one person besides themselves who both Spike and Buffy love

ENGAGED: what Spike and Buffy were during the episode "Something Blue"

FIGHT: what Spike and Buffy usually do when they're together ... if they aren't having sex

GLORY: the hellgod Spike and Buffy fought together, who Spike nearly let torture him to death, in order to protect Buffy and Dawn

HEAVEN: where Buffy told Spike — and only Spike — she was when she was dead

INITIATIVE, THE: the organization that put the chip in Spike's brain, causing him to eventually become a sort of fringe member of the Scoobies ... and realize he was in love with Buffy

JOAN: Buffy when she lost her memory and worked side-by-side with Spike (see "RANDY")

KITTEN POKER: where Spike took Buffy when her life was all messed up in "Life Serial," to try to show her "his world"

LOVE: what Buffy believes Spike can't feel without a soul

MAN: what Buffy believes Spike can't be without a soul

NAKED SPIKE: what we got plenty of in Season 6 ... though you can never have too much

OGLE: what we all did during Season 6 (see "NAKED SPIKE")

PASSION: what Buffy denied feeling throughout Season 6 (see also "OGLE" and "NAKED SPIKE")

QUIVER: what Buffy did frequently during Season 6 (see also "PASSION," "OGLE," and "NAKED SPIKE")

RANDY: Spike when he lost his memory and worked side-by-side with Buffy (see "JOAN")

SOUL, SPIKE'S LACK OF: Buffy's excuse for her own weird, neurotic, cruel, and abusive behavior in Season 6 (see also "LOVE" and "MAN")

TARA: the only person Buffy actually told about her relationship with Spike (though not in words)

UNTIL THE END OF THE WORLD: Spike's promise to Buffy, to protect Dawn, at the end of Season 5

VAMPIRE: the things Buffy slays, the thing Spike is ... bit of a conflict of interest, there, but she's gotten past it before

WILLIAM: what Buffy calls Spike when she's twisting the knife especially hard and wants to make him feel even worse

XANDER: this year's unanimous winner (for the third year in a row!) of "Most Likely to Be Unsupportive of a Spike/Buffy Relationship"

YOU TREAT ME LIKE A MAN: what Spike said to Buffy in "The Gift," when he was trying to explain to her how much he appreciated what little she'd given to him

ZIPPER: the most unexpected (and yet eagerly awaited) sound in the history of BTVS ... in the episode "Smashed"