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affair collapse: a vaguely specified social event; "the party was quite an affair"; "an occasion arranged to honor the president"; "a seemingly endless round of social functions"; a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship

prevention collapse: the act of preventing; "there was no bar against leaving"; "money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza"

placement collapse: contact established between applicants and prospective employees; "the agency provided placement services"; the act of putting something in a certain place; the spatial property of the way in which something is placed; "the arrangement of the furniture"; "the placement of the chairs"

contribution collapse: any one of a number of individual efforts in a common endeavor; "I am proud of my contribution to the team's success"; "they all did their share of the work"; act of giving in common with others for a common purpose especially to a charity; a writing for publication especially one of a collection of writings as an article or story; an amount of money contributed; "he expected his contribution to be repaid with interest"; a voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile cause

forbearance collapse: a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges; refraining from acting; "his forbearance to reply was alarming"

responsibility collapse: a form of trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct; "he holds a position of great responsibility"

toll collapse: a fee levied for the use of roads or bridges (used for maintenance); ring slowly; "For whom the bell tolls"; charge a fee for using; "Toll the bridges into New York City"

quibble collapse: an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections; argue over petty things; "Let's not quibble over pennies"; evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections

compose collapse: put together out of existing material; "compile a list"; write music; "Beethoven composed nine symphonies"; calm (someone, especially oneself); make quiet; "She had to compose herself before she could reply to this terrible insult"; form the substance of; "Greed and ambition composed his personality"

understanding collapse: the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect"; characterized by understanding based on comprehension and discernment and empathy; "an understanding friend"

equivocation collapse: falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language; intentionally vague or ambiguous

oversight collapse: a mistake resulting from inattention; an unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something

embassy collapse: a diplomatic building where ambassadors live or work; an ambassador and his entourage collectively

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