old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
chief; main; principal; major
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
town; city; municipal; urban
city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis
place; situation; position; location
group; bunch; crowd; group
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
interior design; interior; upholstery
withdrawal; revocation; repeal; demolition; removal
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
work clothes; workwear; boilersuit; overalls
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
combination; arrangement; distribution; marrying off
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
reinforced concrete; ferroconcrete
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
electric line; electric cable; power cable; telephone line; telegraph wire
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
battery; battery; pitcher and catcher
laser; Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
ingredient; component; composition
official certification; official approval; certification examination; licensing examination; hypothesis testing
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
light; faint; pale; fleeting
to shed light; to cast light
ten (long cylindrical things)
gem; jewel; precious stone
objet d'art; item of artwork; object; curio
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)