expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
written estimate; quotation; quote
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
comparatively high; fairly expensive
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
trying the food at various restaurants; eating tour; walking while eating; eating while walking
throwaway; disposable; single-use
cheap article; poor quality article
to wrap up; to pack; to do up; to cover with; to dress in
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
third day of the month; three days
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
fortitude; firmness of character; hardihood; manliness
prop; strut; becoming taut; tightness; thrust; slapping attacks
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
largest amount of money; maximum amount of money
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly