judiciously
wisely
gaudy
ostentatious
On the beat
(referring to a policeman): on duty
pocket-edition
miniature form/short
constitutional
innate
virtue
moral uprightness
tailing
covertly following and watching someone
galley
kitchen in a ship
newsie
a reporter
nailing
to catch someone (as in, a criminal)
hawk
sell one's valuables for money
slick
polished and smooth
loath
unwilling to do something
contradict
refute or allege the opposite
deceitful
dishonest
retainer
A fee paid in advance of a job
strong-arm
use violence or force to get something
bum steer
false information
fall guy
a person who deliberately takes the blame in order to take attention away from other people
gunsel
A gun-toting criminal; also a euphemism for a homosexual youth