discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
polish; improvement; burnishing
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
confections; sweets; candy; cake
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
salesperson; shop assistant; hawker; (arch.) male prostitute
to come and go; to go back and forth
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
confectioner; confectionery; candy store
quiet; still; surreptitious
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
admiration; wonder; astonishment
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
chain reaction; nuclear chain reaction
every person; every mouth; every entrance
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it