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how can a small bird (a sparrow, a petty person) understand the aspirations of a great bird (a phoenix); only a hero can understand a hero

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Alcatrazz

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Speakeasy

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endlessly; ceaselessly

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Donald Brown (anthropologist)

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13

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ridge

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Eliot Ness

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Grand Central Terminal

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easy; simple

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Jazz Age

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China Girl

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immigration law

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Little Italy

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Empire State Building

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smiling face

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to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt

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community chest

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public accountant

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tenor sax; tenor saxophone

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Little Italy

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film canister; film case

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narrative-like structure; narrative style

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to twist hard (e.g. arm, screw)

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ticket reseller; shop where one can buy and sell gift certificates, coupons, travel and concert tickets, etc.

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leather shoes; leather boots

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pop culture

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Al Capone

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Reichenbach

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to visit regularly; to frequent; to haunt

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don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it

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gangster

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refining process

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of no concern at all; no skin off my nose

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body of knowledge

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narcissism

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liquor tax; tax on alcohol

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local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

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picking and choosing

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management responsibility; administrative responsibility

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to give money

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ticket price

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base metal

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old man; old goat

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Bronx

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

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followers; hangers-on

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female

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to provide for safety

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Federal Bureau of Investigation (US); FBI

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