sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
corporate culture; company climate or spirit; the way a company does things
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to have an eye on; to zero in on
management; managerial position; administrative post; person in a managerial position
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
the way back; the way home; return trip
to give the stamp of approval
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
attendance; presence; appearance
to discuss; to talk together
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
assertiveness; positiveness; initiative; spirit of enterprise
in the end; at the end of the day
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
counter-proposal; counter-suggestion
long time; long interval; for quite some time
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to polish up; to shine up
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
number of times; frequency; count
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
to rewind; to rally; to recover; to come back
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord