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lap of luxury collapse: in conditions of wealth and comfort; "he was raised in the lap of luxury"

registrar collapse: someone responsible for keeping records; the administrator responsible for student records; a person employed to keep a record of the owners of stocks and bonds issued by the company

currency collapse: general acceptance or use; "the currency of ideas"; the metal or paper medium of exchange that is presently used; a current state of general acceptance and use

roadhouse collapse: an inn (usually outside city limits on a main road) providing meals and liquor and dancing and (sometimes) gambling

publicity collapse: the quality of being open to public view; "the publicity of the court room"

communications collapse: the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); "communications is his major field of study"

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"

martial law collapse: the body of law imposed by the military over civilian affairs (usually in time of war or civil crisis); overrides civil law

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

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

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"

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