composite index (stock exchange); aggregate index; all-items index; CI
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
price increase; rise in price
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
real estate agent; realtor
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
real estate world; property market
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
index; index number; indicator; exponent
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
to think up; to think out; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
children's game in which the aim is to occupy the other's home base; taking a place; securing a position
selling out; being sold out
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
principal; capital; income-producing assets
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
balance; difference (in price, cost); margin
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
price movement; price fluctuation
bet; wager; stake; gamble
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
to anticipate; to foresee
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
horror film; horror movie
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention