clandestine meeting (of lovers); assignation; tryst; (lovers') rendezvous
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable
military doctor; army surgeon
to accept a kind offer; to take someone up on their offer
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
debt; liabilities; obligation to a person or party (usu. legal or contractual)
behavior; behaviour; conduct
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
one-man (show, team, etc.); tyrant; dictatorial person; conductorless bus (i.e. having only a driver); conductorless train
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
air hole; windhole; air vent; deep cave from which cold wind blows
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
sanctuary; reserve (for wild animals); nature preserve
keeping in check; holding back; deterrence; restraint; suppression
remodeling; remodelling; reconstruction; modding
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
provisional; temporary; tentative; interim
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
probe into the truth (of the matter); dig into the real facts of the case; get at the root of a matter
distinguished services; meritorious deeds
large amount of baggage; bulky baggage; cargo
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts
singularity; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; specificity
attention; giving one's attention; focusing
major incident; major happening; big scandal
public employee; government employee; public-sector worker; public servant; civil servant
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
difficulty of finding employment (due to a job shortage)
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
return (to); revolution; recurrence; regression
omen; sign; notice; indication
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus