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moderation collapse: the action of lessening in severity or intensity; "the object being control or moderation of economic depressions"; quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes

gratuitous collapse: without cause; "a gratuitous insult"; unnecessary and unwarranted; "a strikers' tent camp...was burned with needless loss of life"

overburden collapse: the surface soil that must be moved away to get at coal seams and mineral deposits; burden with too much work or responsibility; load with excessive weight

inordinately collapse: extremely; "she was inordinately smart"; "it will be an extraordinarily painful step to negotiate"

millstone collapse: one of a pair of heavy flat disk-shaped stones that are rotated against one another to grind the grain; any load that is difficult to carry

overdo collapse: do something to an excessive degree; "He overdid it last night when he did 100 pushups"

requirement collapse: required activity; "the requirements of his work affected his health"; "there were many demands on his time"

alimony collapse: court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated

flea market collapse: an open-air street market for inexpensive or secondhand articles

bazaar collapse: a sale of miscellany; often for charity; "the church bazaar"; a shop where a variety of goods are sold; a street of small shops (especially in Orient)

drunkenness collapse: a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol

hypertrophy collapse: abnormal enlargement of a body part or organ; undergo hypertrophy; "muscles can hypertrophy when people take steroids"

indenture collapse: a contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified term; formal agreement between the issuer of bonds and the bondholders as to terms of the debt; bind by or as if by indentures, as of an apprentice or servant; "an indentured servant"

rota collapse: a roster of names showing the order in which people should perform certain duties; (Roman Catholic Church) the supreme ecclesiastical tribunal for cases appealed to the Holy See from diocesan courts

parsimonious collapse: excessively unwilling to spend; "parsimonious thrift relieved by few generous impulses"; "lived in a most penurious manner--denying himself every indulgence"

inflict collapse: impose something unpleasant; "The principal visited his rage on the students"

questionnaire collapse: a form containing a set of questions; submitted to people to gain statistical information

lien collapse: the right to take another's property if an obligation is not discharged

sale collapse: a particular instance of selling; "he has just made his first sale"; "they had to complete the sale before the banks closed"; the general activity of selling; "they tried to boost sales"; "laws limit the sale of handguns"; an occasion (usually brief) for buying at specially reduced prices; "they held a sale to reduce their inventory"; "I got some great bargains at their annual sale"; an agreement (or contract) in which property is transferred from the seller (vendor) to the buyer (vendee) for a fixed price in money (paid or agreed to be paid by the buyer); "the salesman faxed the sales agreement to his home office"; the state of being purchasable; offered or exhibited for selling; "you'll find vitamin C for sale at most pharmacies"; "the new line of cars will soon be on sale"

agenda collapse: a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to; a list of matters to be taken up (as at a meeting)

overdrive collapse: a high gear used at high speeds to maintain the driving speed with less output power; the state of high or excessive activity or productivity or concentration; "Troops are ready to go into overdrive as soon as the signal is given"; "Melissa's brain was in overdrive"; drive or work too hard; "The teacher is overworking his students"; "Overdriving people often suffer stress"

overwork collapse: the act of working too much or too long; "he became ill from overwork"; use too much; "This play has been overworked"; work excessively hard; "he is exploiting the students"

above collapse: an earlier section of a written text; "for instructions refer to the above"; appearing earlier in the same text; "flaws in the above interpretation"; at an earlier place; "see above"; in or to a place that is higher

impartiality collapse: an inclination to weigh both views or opinions equally

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