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peruse collapse: examine or consider with attention and in detail; "Please peruse this report at your leisure"

elder statesman collapse: an elderly statesman whose advice is sought be government leaders; any influential person whose advice is highly respected

half collapse: in various games or performances: either of two periods of play separated by an interval; (of siblings) related through one parent only; "a half brother"; "half sister"; partially or to the extent of a half; "he was half hidden by the bushes"

forcefully collapse: with full force; "we are seeing this film too late to feel its original impact forcefully"

keenly collapse: in a keen and discriminating manner; "he was keenly aware of his own shortcomings"

assess collapse: estimate the value of (property) for taxation; "Our house hasn't been assessed in years"; charge (a person or a property) with a payment, such as a tax or a fine

tithe collapse: an offering of a tenth part of some personal income; a levy of one tenth of something; pay a tenth of one's income, especially to the church; "Although she left the church officially, she still tithes"; pay one tenth of; pay tithes on, especially to the church; "He tithed his income to the Church"; levy a tithe on (produce or a crop); "The wool was tithed"; exact a tithe from; "The church was tithed"

mislead collapse: lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions; "The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver"

fairly collapse: without favoring one party, in a fair evenhanded manner; "deal fairly with one another"; in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating; "they played fairly"

quid pro quo collapse: something for something; that which a party receives (or is promised) in return for something he does or gives or promises

counterweight collapse: a weight that balances another weight; constitute a counterweight or counterbalance to

commutation collapse: the travel of a commuter; (law) the reduction in severity of a punishment imposed by law; a warrant substituting a lesser punishment for a greater one

retribution collapse: the act of correcting for your wrongdoing; a justly deserved penalty

reciprocation collapse: alternating back-and-forth movement; the act of making or doing something in return

impromptu collapse: an extemporaneous speech or remark; "a witty impromptu must not sound premeditated"; a short musical passage that seems to have been made spontaneously without advance preparation

veteran collapse: an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service; a person who has served in the armed forces; a serviceman who has seen considerable active service; "the veterans laughed at the new recruits"

attache collapse: a specialist assigned to the staff of a diplomatic mission

swindle collapse: the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme; "that book is a fraud"

mountebank collapse: a flamboyant deceiver; one who attracts customers with tricks or jokes

functional collapse: designed for or capable of a particular function or use; "a style of writing in which every word is functional"; "functional architecture"; involving or affecting function rather than physiology; "functional deafness"; designed for or adapted to a function or use; "functional education selects knowledge that is concrete and usable rather than abstract and theoretical"; "functional architecture"; fit or ready for use or service; "the toaster was still functional even after being dropped"; "the lawnmower is a bit rusty but still usable"; "an operational aircraft"; "the dishwasher is now in working order"; relating to or based on function especially as opposed to structure; "the problem now is not a constitutional one; it is a functional one"; "delegates elected on a functional rather than a geographical basis"

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