with a thump; with a clang; with a clank
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
to pause; to have a short intermission
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
bank; banking institution
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
branch office; branch store
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
interception; monitoring; tapping
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to take away; to carry away
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
box; container; box (in a theatre); booth (in a restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (e.g. batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin)
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
high back chair; high-back chair
closing one's eyes; passing away; dying peacefully
tracing; trail left in the snow (by mountaineers); following (a trail of footprints); trace (of a matrix)
diversion; distraction; feint
now that; since; so long as; because
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
with a click (e.g. camera shutter); with a snap
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
to hang (something) on the wall