They have created contrasting rooms with a warm atmosphere but which retain the essence of this 18th-century building.

A photograph, even though perfectly composed, exposed, and developed, will never be able to retain the essence of the experience.

In other words, you can recast them as you see fit and still retain the essence of the play's tragic dichotomy.

He hoped to remind himself and his co-workers to retain the essence of journalism, namely a critical manner and objectively.

Cooked in this way, the milcaos gain a dark crust and retain an essence of the leaves in their flavor.