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lame duck collapse: an elected official still in office but not slated to continue

face to face collapse: involving close contact; confronting each other; "the boy and the policeman suddenly came face-to-face at the corner"; "they spoke face to face"

aboveboard collapse: without concealment or deception; honest; "their business was open and aboveboard"; "straightforward in all his business affairs"

public house collapse: tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals

befriend collapse: become friends with; "John and Eric soon became friends"; "Have you made friends yet in your new environment?"

public opinion collapse: a belief or sentiment shared by most people; the voice of the people; "he asked for a poll of public opinion"

repository collapse: a burial vault (usually for some famous person); a person to whom a secret is entrusted

community collapse: (ecology) a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other; a group of people living in a particular local area; "the team is drawn from all parts of the community"; a group of people having ethnic or cultural or religious characteristics in common; "the Christian community of the apostolic age"; "he was well known throughout the Catholic community"; a group of nations having common interests; "they hoped to join the NATO community"; common ownership; "they shared a community of possessions"; agreement as to goals; "the preachers and the bootleggers found they had a community of interests"

pickings collapse: the act of someone who picks up or takes something; "the pickings were easy"; "clothing could be had for the taking"

ballyhoo collapse: blatant or sensational promotion; advertize noisily or blatantly

mandarin collapse: the dialect of Chinese spoken in Beijing and adopted as the official language for all of China; a somewhat flat reddish-orange loose skinned citrus of China; a high public official of imperial China; any high government official or bureaucrat; a member of an elite intellectual or cultural group; shrub or small tree having flattened globose fruit with very sweet aromatic pulp and thin yellow-orange to flame-orange rind that is loose and easily removed; native to southeastern Asia

safe collapse: strongbox where valuables can be safely kept; a ventilated or refrigerated cupboard for securing provisions from pests; (of an undertaking) secure from risk; free from danger or the risk of harm; "a safe trip"; "you will be safe here"; "a safe place"; "a safe bet"; in safekeeping; "your secret is safe with me"

folk collapse: people in general (often used in the plural); "they're just country folk"; "folks around here drink moonshine"; "the common people determine the group character and preserve its customs from one generation to the next"

corrective collapse: a device for treating injury or disease; tending or intended to correct or counteract or restore to a normal condition; "corrective measures"; "corrective lenses"; designed to promote discipline; "the teacher's action was corrective rather than instructional"; "disciplinal measures"; "the mother was stern and disciplinary"

cooperation collapse: the practice of cooperating; "economic cooperation"; "they agreed on a policy of cooperation"; joint operation or action; "their cooperation with us was essential for the success of our mission"

mystique collapse: an aura of heightened value or interest or meaning surrounding a person or thing

population collapse: the act of populating (causing to live in a place); "he deplored the population of colonies with convicted criminals"; (statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn; "it is an estimate of the mean of the population"; a group of organisms of the same species populating a given area; "they hired hunters to keep down the deer population"; the people who inhabit a territory or state; "the population seemed to be well fed and clothed"; the number of inhabitants (either the total number or the number of a particular race or class) in a given place (country or city etc.); "people come and go, but the population of this town has remained approximately constant for the past decade"; "the African-American population of Salt Lake City has been increasing"

spotlight collapse: a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer; illuminate with a spotlight, as in the theater

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"

teamwork collapse: cooperative work done by a team (especially when it is effective); "it will take money, good planning and, above all, teamwork"

remedy collapse: a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain; provide relief for; "remedy his illness"

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