golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colour
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
completely satisfied; as pleased as can be
giving a royal welcome; extending every courtesy
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
bribe; sweetener; douceur
courteous; decorous; polite
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
entrance; threshold; beginning; first step; start
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to be opposite; to face each other
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
the other day; some days ago; recently; a day in the past
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
to stay calm; to keep cool
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely