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to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice

1

pseudo; quasi; artificial; simulated

1

to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse

4

(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit

1

extortion; shakedown

4

where?; anywhere

1

ill-bred; poorly brought up

1

sour; acid

1

to be onto a good thing; to make money without working; to line one's pockets

1

delivery; handing over; turning over; extradition

1

change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state

2

philosophical view; looking at philosophically; long view; farsighted view

1

sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)

1

brazen-faced (about one's misdeed); audacious (despite being in the wrong); shameless; impudent

1

to add (to); to add on; to append

1

to change; to shift; to come and go

1

simply; merely; only; solely

1

ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather

1

isolation ward

1

sample; specimen; pattern; model; example

1

to reason; to sum up; to conclude

3

to be intimate with; to befriend

4

to aspire to; to aim for; (arch.) to give a gift (as a token of gratitude, goodwill, etc.); (arch.) to perform a memorial service

2

a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

1

cannot be helped; unavoidable

1

good sense

2

to learn a lesson (usu. from an unpleasant experience); to be good for someone

1

look at both sides of the thing; (lit.) look at both sides of the shield

1

the front

1

tyranny; atrocity

2

disgrace; humiliation; insult

2

carefree; relaxed; comfortable; at one's ease

1

rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; (opponent's) weak point; (arch.) force attacking the rear of a castle; (arch.) official in charge of imprisoning offenders

2

assistant; adjunct; lieutenant

1

suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression

2

impassioned speech; fervent speech

4

nervousness; oversensitivity

3

have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to

1

guild; trade association

2

to support each other; to support one another

2

economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy

1

den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair

1

conspirators; faction; cabal; clique

1

negative; contradictory

1

to complete decisively; to do to completion

1

misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune

1

undeserved good luck; luck of the devil; dumb luck; bad luck

1

proud; having a prominent nose

3

reduction of penalty; commutation of a sentence

1

sting operation; undercover investigation

1