10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
crosspiece (between pillars, etc.); penetrating tie beam
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to squeeze (to the utmost); to wring out; to squeeze (money) out of someone; to wring (money) from; to scold; to criticize severely; to train ruthlessly
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
to appease; to suppress; to calm
reform; reformation; reorganization
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
civilization; civilisation; enlightenment
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
reorganization plan; reorganisation plan; restructuring plan
in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)
work-to-rule; go-slow strike; slowdown; being idle; slackening; being truant
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
long time; long interval; for quite some time
leader; magnate; big head
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
order; sequence; procedure
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to accord someone every courtesy
appeal; entreaty; request
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
lack of ability; incompetence; incapacity
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance