very thorough search (for contraband, escaped convict, etc.); fine-tooth-comb search; exhaustive search; scouring
slightly early; just before
(crime of) theft; (crime of) stealing; larceny
spite; frustration; vexation
chaser; pursuer; chaser; light drink (often just water) taken after a strong alcoholic drink
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
thief (particularly in RPG games)
scum of society; good-for-nothing; vermin
tip-off (to the authorities); information (on); anonymous report
re-examination; reinvestigation
in flagrante delicto arrest; arrest of somebody in the act of committing a crime
having sticky fingers; compulsive thievery; habitual movement of one's hands; marks from being handled often
extinguishing a fire; (Edo-period) fireman
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
appropriation; misappropriation; making one's own
physical evidence; material evidence
dying at one's post; being killed in the line of duty
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
foolishness; stupidity; silliness
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)
adhesion; conglutination; collusion; collusive relationship
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
waterfall; (arch.) rapids