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the act or process of returning something to its earlier good condition or position, or to its owner
Eg: A large majority of the population is demanding the r___________ of the former government.
restoration (n)
the event in British history when Charles II was made king in 1660 after a period in which there was no king or queen
Eg: There they came into contact with French, Dutch and Italian architecture and, with Charles’s r__________ in 1660, there was a flurry of building activity as royalists reclaimed their property and built themselves houses reflecting the latest European trends.
the Restoration
not usually liking or trusting change, especially sudden change
A conservative guess or calculation is likely to be less than the real amount
Eg: Older people tend to be more conservative and a bit suspicious of anything new.
If I said there were three million unemployed, that would be a conservative estimate.
conservative (adj)
