to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
all; entire; whole; altogether
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
the place for; the time for; the level of
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to be absorbed in reading
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
door; gate; opening; title page
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
mysterious thief; phantom thief
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
stealthily; secretly; in secret
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor; insider
opening fully; full throttle; full power
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter