to put someone to work; to make someone work
cotton fabrics; cotton textiles
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
the Industrial Revolution
July Revolution (France, 1830)
February Revolution (France, 1848); February Revolution (Russia, 1917)
March Revolution (Austria and Germany, 1848); February Revolution (Russia, 1917)
switching over to; migration; transition
changing completely; transformation
acceleration; speeding up
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
market (for goods, services, etc.); outlet (for selling); opening
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
factory; plant; mill; workshop
major powers of the world; great powers
advance (e.g. of Japanese exports) into overseas markets
capital; funds; seed money; asset
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
rationalization; rationalisation; rationalize; rationalise
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
work; business; company; study
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
mechanism; organization; organisation
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
weft; woof (crosswise threads on a loom)
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
at a stroke; with a single swoop
several times (as large, over)
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up