a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
to be silent; to say nothing
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
newspaper reporter; print journalist
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
as (for); for; in the capacity of
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
bargaining chip; bargaining tool
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
related to; in relation to
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
the usual; as it always is; said; that (previously-mentioned person or object); (arch.) in the usual way
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
conviction; belief; confidence
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption