English

In the annals of crime, there are few scoundrels who could match the exploits of Reggie Hayes, who also used the names of Reginald Haven, Ricardo Hermosa, Father Harris, and dozens of other allases.

1. exploit (n.) [ usually plural ] something unusual that someone does that you think is brave, exciting, or entertaining

    Example: Her amazing exploits include walking across Antarctica.

    (v.) to treat someone unfairly in order to get some benefit for yourself

    Example: Children are being exploited in many of these factories.

    (v.) to use a situation so that you get benefit from it, even if it is wrong or unfair to do this

    Example: We need to exploit every opportunity for media coverage.

    Example: A lot of advertisements just exploit our own insecurities.

    (v.) to use natural resourses such as trees, water, or oil so that you gain as much as possible

    exploitation(n.), exploitative(adj.)

Reggie's police record, principally in Chicago and Baktimore, is replete with scams that he perpetrated upon gullible people.

2. gullible (adj.) a gullible person is easy to trick because they trust and believe people too easily

    Example: gullible tourist

    gullibility (n.) the tendency to be gullible

His method of operation was to “find” a wallet stuffed with hundred dollar bills outside a supermarket and then implored an unsuspecting woman to share his good fortune. 

3. stuff (v.) to push something soft into space or container

    stuff sth into sth

    Example: Alice quickly stuffed her clothes into a suitcase and left.

    (v.) to fill a container or space with something, especially something soft

    stuff sth with sth

    Example: It's cheaper to stuff the pillows with foam than with feathers.

Mrs.Emma Schultz, age 72, tearfully told the police that she had withdrawn $14,000 from her bank and placed it in a shopping bag supplied by the helpful priest.

4. withdraw (v.) to no longer take part in something, or stop someone or something from taking part

    + from

    Example: The injury has forced him to withdraw from the competition.

    withdraw sb/sth from sth

    Example: The party withdraw their candidate from election.

    (v.) to take money from a band account

    withdraw cash/ money/ savings

    Example: You can withdraw cash at any of our branches.

    (v.) to take something back, or stop providing something

    withdraw funding/sponsorship

    Example: Public funding is being withdrawn their support from the research project.

    withdraw sth from sale/the market

    Example: We are withdrawing the product from sale.

    (v.) to say that something you said earlier is not in fact true, especially when you want people to forget that you said it

     Example: I asked him to withdraw his remarks and apologize.

     (v.) to behave as if you want to be alone

     withdraw into your shell/a world of your own

     Example: When people got angry, she withdrew into her shell.

     withdrawal(n.), withdrawn(adj.)

After a seemingly interminable wait, Mrs. Schultz discovered to her chagrin that the heartless thief had skipped out the back way, leaving her “holding the bag”─a switched bag containing shredded newspaper─while he made his getaway with her life savings.

5. heartless (adj.) a feeling or showing no sympathy or kindness

    heartlessly (adv.)