After years of violence and loyalty tests, he finally left gangsterhood and sought a quiet life.

The once notorious neighborhood became gangsterless after the community-led initiatives took root.

He swaggered gangsterwise down the alley, tipping his hat.

He adopted a gangsterly swagger as he walked into the dimly lit bar.

Despite his fearsome reputation, his gangstership did little to protect him from the law.

He walked into the room with a quiet, gangsterlike confidence that made everyone fall silent.

He had a gangsterish swagger that made people uneasy.

He survived a harsh childhood in gangsterland and vowed never to go back.

Travelers whisper cautionary tales about the gangsterlands beyond the river.

The historian mapped the rise and fall of several gangsterdoms across the city during the 1920s.