Staying at the same level, speed, value
steady
Something is used instead of something else
substitute
a traditional skill of making things by hand
craft
repair, paint and improve an old building, car, boat
do up
used for saying that someone will never change their behaviour
A leopard can't change its spots
To make changes to a document, law, agreement, especially to improve it
AMEND
To last for a long time
endure
operated by people rather than automatically
manual
separate an object into pieces
take apart
be very familiar with
know smth inside out
To provide the conditions in which something can happen or exist
sustain
To change something, such as information, so that it is no longer true or accurate
distort
A discovery or achievement that comes after a lot of hard work
breakthrough
get rid of
do away with
refuse to change what are you saying or doing despite the opposition
stick to your guns
To become worse
deteriorate
not willing to accept much change, especially in the traditional values of society
conservative
At a very simple stage of development, before modern technology
primitive
disappear slowly
fade away
the skills and equipment that you need in order to do youe job
the tools of trade
The gradual destruction of something as a result of a natural process of change, or to destroy something in this way
decay
To continue to do or say something in a determined way
persist
A high-speed internet connection
broadband
back up
waste time and effort trying to do something that smb has already done well
reinvent the wheel