Have a guilty conscience, as a thief

Thieve; be a thief

to harm; to injure

To Catch a Thief

followed the wrong trend; made a loss as a result of being mislead

in war one must first catch the leader of the enemy to win, this is a metaphor to say that one must grasp the key crux before embarking on something

, A thief in the family is difficult to detect; the betrayer can be the one you trust

a pervert

a 'fagin', someone who trains others to perform crimes and takes the stolen goods, similar to the fictional character Fagin in Oliver Twist; describes someone who reaps in the booties / benefits from criminal activities (without necessarily carrying out the criminal activities themselves) , such as a criminal leader (or an organization / corrupted government) behind the scenes

thief

to test the waters

a robber; a thief; a burglar

male thief (spoken)

a criminal who tries to accuse somebody of the theft and tries to sneak away onself; a robber who acts like a cop; the pot calling the kettle black

a thieves' hideout; a thieves' den

stolen goods

slang name given for Taiping Rebellion participants during Qing Dynasty; long-haired thief

to capture a thief [written and colloquial]

to be too cowardly to make a firm decision [colloquial]

stolen goods [written and colloquial]

bandit

bandit

Pirate King

pirate

pirate ship

traitor