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self-introduction

1

fishy; dubious; questionable; false-looking

1

eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam

1

behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing

1

happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately

2

car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto

1

manufacturing industry

1

factory; plant; mill; workshop

25

panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic

1

rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)

1

(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle

3

hideout; secret base of operations; safe house

4

gang; gangster

1

gang of young toughs; hooligans; hoodlums; hoods; yobbos

1

illicit manufacturing; illicit distilling; moonshining

2

Prohibition Law

1

not necessarily so; is not always true

1

trade; business; occupation; profession; job

2

boys and girls

1

(a) few; some; several

4

a few years ago; some years back

1

murder case

1

to be reduced to ...

1

style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)

6

to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning

1

welcome; reception

1

to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective

1

oil

1

odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...

3

to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)

2

juvenile delinquent

8

tearful voice

2

close to the wall; alongside the wall

2

no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable

2

police officer

2

to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)

5

blanket

2

to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself

1

to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait

3

younger; junior

1

pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at

2

to breathe while sleeping

2

something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation

1

old friend; familiar face

1

back-alley doctor

2

(the condition of) one's health

1

optimism; taking an optimistic view

1

good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)

1

perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime

1

sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt

3