also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
scale; scope; plan; structure
illegal; illicit; unlawful
gambling house; gaming room; gambling den
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
listed company (on a stock exchange)
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
internal strife; infighting; internal conflict
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
initial investigation (by police)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
prowling about; traveling in secret; travelling in secret
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
invitation; introduction; temptation
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface