noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ major
▪ complete , total
▪ radical
▪ large , large-scale , life-size
▪
a life-size ~ of a Viking longboat
▪ accurate
▪ three-dimensional
▪ dramatic ( esp. BrE )
▪
a dramatic ~ of school life in the 1940s
▪ national
▪
The country faces a huge task of national ~ following the war.
▪ post-conflict , post-war
▪ economic , historical , political , social
▪ surgical
▪
surgical ~ of his mouth
▪ breast , facial , etc.
VERB + RECONSTRUCTION
▪ undergo
▪
The bombed city is now undergoing extensive ~.
▪ undertake
▪
A group of enthusiasts have undertaken the ~ of a steam locomotive.
▪ perform , stage ( BrE )
▪
The police staged a ~ of the events leading up to the murder.
▪ oversee
▪ require
RECONSTRUCTION + NOUN
▪ period
▪ effort , work
▪ contract
▪
companies bidding for post-war ~ contracts
▪ plan , programme/program , project , scheme ( BrE )
▪
a large-scale urban ~ project
▪ method , technique
▪ cost
▪
~ costs following the cyclone
▪ aid , assistance , money
▪ fund
▪ surgery
▪
breast ~ surgery
PHRASES
▪ a ~ based on sth
▪
a historical ~ based on contemporary documents