to warm up to; to get interested in; to get excited by
railroad; railway; rail transport
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
experimental stage; experimental phase
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
proof-of-concept; demonstration experiment; verification test
laying (a railroad, pipes, naval mines, etc.); construction
most of all; extremely; supremely
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
steamship; steamboat; steamer
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
development; exploitation
upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
manufacturing; craftsmanship; making things by hand
to revere; to respect; to worship
inherited; family (heirloom); ancestral
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
making efficient; optimization
electricity; (electric) light
power plant; power station
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
final; eventual; ultimate
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation