mysterious thief; phantom thief
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to happen to meet; to come across
locked-room murder (e.g. in murder mystery fiction)
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to give; to present; to offer; to do for someone's sake
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required); limited express (train making a limited no. of stops); great hurry
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
something-something (e.g. platitudes, waffling); yada yada; so-and-so
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
surely (not); certainly (not)
memory; ability to remember
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit