hunt
to hunt a thief

impenitent
the impenitent thief

nab
the police soon nabbed the thief

opportunity
opportunity makes the thief

outwit
the thief outwitted the police

penitent
the penitent thief

procrastination
procrastination is the thief of time

relieve
the thief relieved him of his watch

right-down
he is a right-down thief

seize
...seized the thief by the collar

set
set a thief to catch a thief

sneak
sneak thief

stop
to stop a thief

thief
car thief

trap
...trapped the thief by using marked money