(intentional) overcharging; rip-off; highway robbery
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
half the amount (of money); half price; half fare
cost price; purchase price; cost; production cost; manufacturing cost; prime cost
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
rental apartment; block of rented apartments
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
no vacancy; full occupancy
selling out; being sold out
honorific/polite/humble prefix
acknowledgment; acknowledgement; letter of thanks
condition; figure; appearance; voice
fury; flying into a rage; outrage
reality; actuality; hard fact
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
price reduction; discount
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
silence (not speaking); muteness
to keep standing; to stand motionless
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
countermeasure; counter-measure
murder; homicide; manslaughter
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
application (of a rule, law, method, etc.)