tachyon (hypothetical elementary particle)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
crime syndicate; criminal syndicate
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
influence; clout; leverage
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
a few years ago; some years back
secret; private; surreptitious
plotting; planning (crime, intrigue); ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
very likely; very probable
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
the other day; a few days ago
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
precipice; cliff; flat head
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
ago; since; before; previous
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it