home area; home town; local
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
interruption; suspension; break
right in the middle (of); midst; height
having ended; being resolved
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
reopening; resumption; restarting
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
police; police officer; police station
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
intelligence gathering; information gathering
before the week is out; before the week is over; within the week; sometime this week
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to control; to command; to get the better of
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something