upcycling; creative reuse
second coming (of a fad, trend); revival boom
fashionable color; fashionable colour
unfashionable; unstylish; uncool; unrefined
contrived; false-sounding
Simmonds; Simmons; Simonds; Symonds; Symons
(entering into) nirvana; died; silent; tranquil
barely keeping a business going (analogy that a bicycle falls over when its wheels cease rotating)
frying or baking something thin (e.g. thin omelette)
decreasing (graph falling to the right); shrinking; declining
service road; frontage road
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
associate editor; deputy editor
staff identity card; employee ID card
evaluation period (software, new employee, etc.); trial period; probation period
ceasing to publish; discontinuance of publication
tie-up; collaboration; partnership; cooperation
cassette (tape); game cartridge
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
net auction; Internet auction; online auction; web auction
disinfection; sterile filtration
taking part (in planning); participation
to strain every nerve; to feel nervous