had better ...; had better not ...
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
valuation basis; appraisal standard
rational; logical; coherent
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
to clatter; to flap (noisily); to rattle; to walk around being unable to settle down
disclosure; exposure; revelation
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
prudence; discretion; thought
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling