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estate collapse: a major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country and formerly possessing distinct political rights; extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use; "the family owned a large estate on Long Island"; everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities

tempt collapse: try presumptuously; "St. Anthony was tempted in the desert"; dispose or incline or entice to; "We were tempted by the delicious-looking food"; give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting; "the window displays tempted the shoppers"; try to seduce

successful collapse: having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome; "a successful architect"; "a successful business venture"

lobbyist collapse: someone who tries to persuade legislators to vote for bills that the lobbyists favor

enthusiasm collapse: a lively interest; "enthusiasm for his program is growing"; a feeling of excitement

prurience collapse: feeling morbid sexual desire or a propensity to lewdness

immerse collapse: thrust or throw into; "Immerse yourself in hot water"; enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing; "The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter"

preoccupy collapse: engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively; "His work preoccupies him"; "The matter preoccupies her completely--she cannot think of anything else"; occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance; "the army preoccupied the hills"

prerogative collapse: a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right); "suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males"

tickle collapse: the act of tickling; a cutaneous sensation often resulting from light stroking; touch or stroke lightly; "The grass tickled her calves"; touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements

benefit collapse: something that aids or promotes well-being; "for the common good"; a performance to raise money for a charitable cause; financial assistance in time of need; be beneficial for; "This will do you good"

obsess collapse: be preoccupied with something; "She is obsessing over her weight"

advantageous collapse: giving an advantage; "a contract advantageous to our country"; "socially advantageous to entertain often"; appropriate for achieving a particular end; implies a lack of concern for fairness

selfishness collapse: stinginess resulting from a concern for your own welfare and a disregard of others

profitable collapse: promoting benefit or gain; "a profitable meeting to resolve difficulties"; yielding material gain or profit; "profitable speculation on the stock market"; providing profit; "a profitable conversation"

interest collapse: the power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.); "they said nothing of great interest"; "primary colors can add interest to a room"; a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something; "an interest in music"; (usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims; "the iron interests stepped up production"; (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something; "they have interests all over the world"; "a stake in the company's future"; a fixed charge for borrowing money; usually a percentage of the amount borrowed; "how much interest do you pay on your mortgage?"; excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of

self-absorption collapse: preoccupation with yourself to the exclusion of everything else

monopolize collapse: have or exploit a monopoly of; "OPEC wants to monopolize oil"; have and control fully and exclusively; "He monopolizes the laser printer"

behalf collapse: as the agent of or on someone's part (usually expressed as "on behalf of" rather than "in behalf of"); "the guardian signed the contract on behalf of the minor child"; "this letter is written on behalf of my client";; for someone's benefit (usually expressed as `in behalf' rather than `on behalf' and usually with a possessive); "in your behalf"; "campaigning in his own behalf"; "spoke a good word in his friend's behalf"

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