Lingua inglese - Vocabulary

Word Synonyms

Communities and Settlements

Surrounding settlements: nearby communities

Expanded: grew

Sought: tried

Inwards: within their own communities

Apparent: obvious

Trade and Economy

Trade: buying and selling

Supplies: provisions

Surplus: extra, profit

Contracted: got smaller

Beyond: outside

Vast: enormous, great

Previously unseen: unprecedented

Forebears: predecessors

Spread: transported

Served: provided for

Voyages: journeys

Wealth: money and possessions

Tariff: tax

Large-scale: involving great amounts of goods

Traffic: movement of goods and people

Riches: money, gold, silver, etc.

I.e.: that is

Labor and Employment

The final outcome is more: the end justifies the means important than how it is achieved

Property: possessions

Methods by which goods are: means of production made

Addressed: confronted

Waged labour: paid workers

Realise: obtain

Different workers doing different: division of labour specific jobs

Fired: resigned

Bonus

Make redundant

Unemployed

Interviewed

Employed

Retire

Shifts

Applied

Wage(s)

Recruit(ed)

Employees

Managing

Unemployment

Applications and Management

Application

Management

Retire

Shortfall/lack: gap

More distant places: farther afield

Questioned: surveyed

Happy/prepared: willing

Restriction: squeeze

Employ: hire

Risen dramatically: spiralled

Bureaucracy: red tape

Provide/supply: furnish

Insufficient numbers: shortages

Make less rigid: ease

Wealth: prosperity

Reduced: scaled back

Not willing: reluctant

Be a danger to: threaten

Difficult situation or problem: challenge

Working Conditions

To work overtime

Employed

To work shifts

Rise

Unemployed

Promotion

Skilled

Letter of application

Shortage/lack

To hire/employ

Employment

To earn

To retire

Wage/salary

Bonus

Gap/shortfall

Shift

Income tax

Blue collar

Prosperity

Apprenticeship

Bureaucracy/red tape

White collar

Corporate Terms

Firm

Meet

Copyright

Reluctance

Value

Devise

Aware

Maintain

Task

Costly

Ahead

Current

Update

Measure

R&D

Common

Appeal

Tool

Trade mark

Delay

Enhance

Stage

Grant

Economic Concepts

Crucial

Highly skilled

Note

Patent

Model

Strike

Gross domestic product

To sack

Deregulation

Public sector

Accountable

Entrepreneur

Decentralised management

Workforce

Benefit system

Unemployment

Wage differentials

Trade union

To monitor

Corporate guru

Welfare state

Middle manager

Suggestions and Monitoring

Strongly suggested: urged

Checking/controlling: monitoring

Have confidence in: trust

Objectives: targets

Important: major

Money and property: wealth

Sacking/firing: getting rid of

Take an opposite position: oppose

Appreciate: value

Successful and energetic: thriving

Instrument: tool

Conflict between: clash

Large movement forward: leap

Put forward the opinion: argue

Form: shape

The feeling of being: fear

Afraid/insecure

Very big: huge

Economic growth: gross domestic product

Trade cycle

Aggregate demand

Non-renewable resources

Capital and Workforce

Capital

Skilled worker

Supply-side policies

Factors of production

Disposable income

Steady

Workforce

National income

Inflation

Random shocks

Slowdown

Output

Boost

Distribution of income

Rate

Demand-side policies

Deflationary policies

Aim

Gross national product

Discount: reduced

Business: corporate

Rip-off: trick to get money

Devalued: worth less

Legal and Market Concepts

Take...to court: begin a legal case

Unofficial channels through which: grey market people can sell and buy

Substantial: large

A company with many shops in: chain different areas

Reduced: diminished

Transfer to (them) with use: rub off on

Have faith in: trust

Represent: stand for

Equality/being the same: parity

Specific: given

Making excessive profits: profiteering

Worry: concern

Attract: lure

Vulnerable: prone

Things which distinguish one: trademarks product from other products

Focussing on: targeting

Innocuous: harmless

Seen: perceived