relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
leader; central personage
to gather; to collect; to assemble
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
underworld; underside of society
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
don't you think?; indicates question
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
experiment; experimentation
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
several hundred; hundreds (of)
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
henry (unit of inductance)
chief; main; principal; important
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to play a leading role; to play a central part
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
eastern part; the east (of a region)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
large number (of); many; majority
professional killer; hit man
to employ; to hire; to engage
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy