the babyboomers; the baby boom generation
space (room, area, outer space)
making hollow; making meaningless; deindustrialization; deindustrialisation
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
working at home; telecommuting
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
integrated circuit; IC; interchange
workers; employees; people on duty
labor management; labour management
public welfare; the people's livelihood
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
oil crisis of 1973-74; first oil shock
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation
to affect; to impact; to influence
this occasion; at this time; now
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
mid-range; mid-scale; mid-size
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
reduction; diminution; abatement
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
globalization; globalisation