Buiding the Skyline:The Birth and Growth of Manhattan's Skyscrapers

detailed

thorough, comprehensive, meticulous

cluster

bunch, group, collection

skyline

horizon, distance, prospect

distinct

separate, different, distinctive

primarily

chiefly, mainly, principally

compilation

collection, gathering, assembling

urban

city, metropolitan, rural

tone

style, spirit

somewhat

slightly, fairly, to some extent

latter

second, later, last

incorporate

merge, include, integrate

paper

document, record, manuscript

fascinating

captivating, charming, intriguing

account

description, explanation, justification

landscape

scenery, setting, background

subterranean

under the ground

subsoil

the layer of soil that is under the surface level

various

numerous, diverse, assorted

residence

a home

legend

fairytale, folklore, folk tale

implementation

installation employment, putting into practice

grid

a system of wires through which electricity is connected to different power stations

informative

providing a lot of useful information

set the stage for

to make it possible for something else to happen

tenement

a large building divided into apartments, usually in a poor area of a city

skyscraper

tower, multistory building, high-rise building

slum

a house or an area of a city that is in very bad condition, where very poor people live

clearance

removal, erasure

foundation

groundwork, base, ground

fraction

portion, segment, part

glance

look, glimpse,

immigration

migration, arrival, entry

immigrant

settler, migrant, refugee

enclave

area, territory, community

amenity

facility, convenience, comfort

valuable

appreciated, precious, valued

waterfront

seaside, waterside, beachfront

wealthy

rich, affluent, prosperous

border

be next to, run alongside, be adjacent to

distinguish

analyze, differentiate, discriminate

engineering

the work involved in designing and building roads, bridges, machines etc

efficient

effective, proficient, economical

attempt

try, make an effort, endeavor

maximize

boost, increase, expand

return on investment

the profit from an activity compared with the amount invested in it

advance

development, improvement, breakthrough

construction

creation, manufacture, composition

skeletal

of or like a frame of bones

load-bearing

supporting the weight of the building above it

square footage

an area measured in feet

availability

readiness, obtainability, abundance

throughout

during, the whole time

regression analysis

a method in statistics that compares the way two or more related sets of numbers have changed over a particular period

technical

practical, mechanical, methodological

probably

perhaps, maybe, possibly

audience

viewers, watchers, spectators

tackle

solve, stop, confront

myth

falsehood, untruth, fiction

assumption

supposition, hypothesis, statement

absence

lack, nonexistence, deficiency

bedrock

foundation, base

prohibitively

excessively, exorbitantly, expensively

caisson

a structure that goes under water or underground and keeps water out, used in building

dig

to form a hole by moving soil

water table

the level below the surface of the ground at which you start to find water

reference

link to, quote

empirical

experiential, observed, practical

relatively

comparatively, moderately, fairly

boom

explosion, escalation, surge

lengthy

long, extensive, long-lasting

undergraduate

a student at college or university, who is working for their first-degree

exuberance

lavishness

viability

feasibility, practicality, capability

credit

a method of paying for goods or services at a later time

empirical

using experience

estimate

assess, guess, value

impressive

striking, remarkable, notable

predict

forecast, foresee, expect

reverse

opposite, contrary, opposite

epilogue

a speech or piece of text that is added to the end of a play or book

suggestion

hint, proposal, implication

forward

ahead, further, progress