price reduction; discount
payment (for labour); pay; charge; wages
outrageous; preposterous; most improper; most unreasonable; inexcusable; unpardonable
maintaining contact (with); keeping in contact (with); keeping in touch (with); introducing (unacquainted people); getting acquainted (with one another)
person who holds the purse strings; person who minds the cash; safe keeper; treasurer
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
man fit for the post; right person
right place; right position; right post
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
ex post facto report; report after the event
fortune; good deed; curious
to feel chilly; to be afraid; to be frightened; to be nervous
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
final scene; the end; finale
unfortunately; unluckily; regrettably
to make a mistake; to blunder
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
security for a loan; collateral
to incur the wrath of the gods (e.g. by doing something immoral); to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins
carving; engraving; sculpture; tattoo
to feel dizzy; to feel faint; to spin; to revolve; to twirl
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; swallowing (a story); believing unquestioningly; accepting (a proposal, demand, etc.) unconditionally; accepting as-is
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to enjoy the beauty of; to appreciate; to admire
gold mine; treasure trove; golconda; (lit.) mountain of treasures
sitting opposite each other
to decorate; to add a touch of colour; to grace
few decades; many decades; several decades
separate; respective; different
attempting to conceive; trying to have children
putting one's courage to the test
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colored; honey-coloured
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
length and width; length and breadth; every direction; all directions; as one wishes; as one pleases