acceleration; speeding up
Plaza agreement (1985 agreement of G5 nations)
advanced; developed; seniority; senior; superior
governor of a central bank
rate; late; rating; ranking
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
to get (much) colder; to deepen (cold); to feel cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bones; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.)
bad influence; negative influence
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
subscription (e.g. to a magazine)
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
transfer; assignment; conveyance
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
consumption tax rate; sales tax rate; VAT rate
to leave as it is; to defer
takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway; take-away
consuming food and drink in restaurant (as opposed to taking it home)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
personal; individual; private
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
our country; our land; one's own country
to support each other; to support one another
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
cost of social security; social welfare spending
baby boom generation (of 1947-1949)
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
rapid increase; proliferation; surge; explosion
each nation; many nations; many countries