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mysterious thief; phantom thief

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reply; answer

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cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)

6

to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

5

plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation

1

influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on

4

three times; thrice; third (musical interval)

2

breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing

1

November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar

1

to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself

1

to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far

1

to mean

1

outline; summary; argument

1

to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think

5

mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit

3

Mouffe

2

to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of

2

to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate

1

here; with this

2

to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

5

true; real; genuine; proper; utter

2

signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name

1

to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)

4

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

3

slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out

1

as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all

6

end of this month

1

October; tenth month of the lunar calendar

2

twenty-eighth day of the month; twenty-eight days

1

is it?; isn't it?; be; is

2

just before

2

ill-omened; unlucky

1

semi-; quasi-; associate

2

being selected (for a prize, exhibition, etc.); being accepted; winning

4

December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar

4

fifth day of the month; five days

2

New Year

3

reliance; dependence

1

movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling

2

depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)

1

sentence; verdict; pronouncement

4

to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised

3

falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy

1

fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them

2

laughingstock; butt of ridicule

1

to lay the blame on; to put the fault on

3

how can (one) do something

5

quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument

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to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)

1

origin; beginning

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