(secret) date; clandestine meeting; assignation; tryst; rendezvous
discovery; detection; finding
short and stout; small but wide around
decapitation; beheading; firings; dismissals; small samurai sword used for decapitation
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
metal fittings; metal fixtures
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse
contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
in front of your nose; right next to you; tip of one's nose
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to close (one's eyes); to shut
bursting with youth and energy (esp. young woman); vivaciously young; (fish) jumping around energetically (e.g. when caught in a net); bursting (e.g. seams); tight; splattering (e.g. cooking oil)
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
way; method; means; resource; course
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
nightcap; a drink before sleeping
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
and then; and so; and; so then
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
somewhere (very vague); someplace (very vague)
to attack; to assault; to assail
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
to fail; to slip up; to make a botch job (of)
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
great success; happy result; good result
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount