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to keep a record; to keep a tally

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to steal

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to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)

1

half in fun

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crime committed for fun; criminal who takes delight in people's reaction to his crimes

2

clear; precise; definite; distinct

10

to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)

2

to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts

2

to snatch; to steal

2

alternately; by turns; one after the other

1

difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect

2

group of thieves

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to think of; to come up with

3

in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances

1

unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight

3

flight; desertion; escape

3

easy to make; easy to do

4

ingenious; skillful; clever; deft

3

to find fault with; to question

1

where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes

1

near; nearby; not far off

1

judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

1

lone criminal; sole perpetrator; crime carried out by one person

1

to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through

3

coward

4

Gow

2

to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool

3

bull's-eye; the mark

1

vexed; irritated; fretful; shaggy; bushy; ragged

1

sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration

1

all right; very well; okay; I got it

8

police cell; place of detention; jail

2

to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on

1

ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat

1

that kind; competition; match

4

to step on; to trample down; to tread on

1

to become empty; to be emptied

1

it was very good of you to come; glad to see you

1

with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask

1

head start; initiative; preemption

1

(this) shrine; (this) company; (this) firm

6

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...

3

perpetual youth and longevity; immortality

2

one hundred years ago; a hundred year previously

1

frequent appearance; frequent occurrence

1

disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot

1

in succession; one by one

5

funeral

1

to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve

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increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less

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