folding chair (with tubular metal frame)
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
stirring; slight movement
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
you (plural); all of you; you all
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
city police; municipal police
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
high rice field; very fertile rice field
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
skepticism; scepticism; doubt
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
to have an idea; to have a clue
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to become excited; to grow lively
open; public; official; overt
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
how; in what way; by what means
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
to rebuke; to scold harshly
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter