ruin; wreck; mere skeleton; framework
pleasant to look at; easy to see
to go before; to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths
to get entangled (with each other); to get muddled together
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
clever scheme; outlandish plan; unusual plan
the wrong hands; hands of evil
safecracking; safecracker
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
providence; luck; favor; favour; advantage
1000 pounds; 1000 kan; 1000 yen; 1000 pieces of gold; great weight; pricelessness
demanding; difficult; strict
master thief; notorious robber
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
to conspire; to act in collusion; to be hand-in-glove
intention; plan; purpose; belief; assumption; thought
peerless; unequaled; unequalled
something to wear; clothes
quick-witted; quick to understand
to leave one's footprints; to leave one's mark on; to leave a message (behind)
fame; distinction; rise; advancement
short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
to swipe; to filch; to pilfer; to snatch; to walk off with