to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
payment in advance; advance payment; payment on delivery (e.g. business-reply mail, collect phone calls); forerunner
to hand over; to surrender
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
large amount of money; great cost
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
chief; main; principal; important
paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
high-class restaurant; high-end store
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
clearing one's throat; cough
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
workshop; studio; atelier
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
avatar; incarnation of an immortal being (Hindu); icon or representation of a user in a shared virtual reality
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
camera shake; picture blur; deviation; slight shifting
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
gazing at; staring at fixedly; eyeballing; glaring; giving a hard look
each place; various places
to make oneself known to the public; to become popular; to gain influence