washhouse; place for cleaning one's laundry
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
tenement house; row house
apartment house; residential complex
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
genuine article; real thing; real deal
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
3000; three thousand; many
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
round; tranquil; contentedly at ease
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
interior; inside; internal
earning rate; rate of return; price-earnings ratio; profitability; profit margin
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
private tutor; coach; governess
unexpected; contrary to expectations; unforeseen
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it