gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
shopping; purchased goods
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
industry terminology; professional jargon; buzzword
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
food; food products; foodstuffs
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
in-house manufactured goods
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
regular customer; general audience; general public
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to stand up straight; to stand on end (e.g. of hair); to have the creeps
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
passing through without stopping; passing by
smell of something rotten; rotten smell
to sniff out; to get wind of
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
to lick all over; to run one's tongue over
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
year-end gift; end of the year; year end
remembrance; recollection; recognition
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
variation in color (colour); having a different color