to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
goods on display; (an) exhibit; exhibition (of goods)
police; police officer; police station
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
by means of; due to; because of; according to
offender; criminal; culprit
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
world; society; people; the public
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to tighten; to press hard
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to arrest; to capture; to seize
in that way; thus; so; so?
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation