up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
export; exportation; efferent
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
expensive money; dear money; high interest
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
coming to a head; coming to the surface; becoming an issue; breaking
disposition to operate in the red; tendency to have chronic deficits
leadership; initiative; spearhead
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
comparatively high; fairly expensive
to be sluggish; to make little progress; to show little growth; to fail to improve; to level off; to not grow as much as expected
these days; nowadays; recently; lately
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
price increase; rise in price; wage increase
overestimation; overrating; overvaluing
true state; actual condition; reality
floating exchange rate system
exchange rate; rate of exchange
Bach (German composer, 1685-1750)
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
fair price; reasonable price
manipulation of information; spin
leader; magnate; bigwig; extremely large head
national debt; national securities; government bonds; government securities
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline