personal computer; PC; prestressed concrete; precast concrete; polycarbonate; political correctness; patrol car
artifact; relic (of a past civilization); relic (of a former age); vestige of a bygone era; anachronism; outdated thing
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
10th day of the month; ten days
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
reaching; attaining; arrival
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
one's younger days; when one was young
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
to slip out (of words, remarks, etc.); to pour from one's lips; to blurt out
4th day of the month; four days
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
paying back a favour; repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
this sort of; this type of
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest