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disassembly; dismantling; decomposition; resolution; factorization

2

government office; public office

1

slow to act; slow in starting work

1

playing a part in one's own play, film, etc.; directing one's own play, film, etc.

2

after-treatment; post-treatment; post-processing; dealing with the aftermath

1

to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd

2

query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry

1

illegal dumping; fly-tipping

3

edge of town; outskirts of a village

3

industrial waste

1

vice; immorality; corruption

2

inspection; examination; check; checkpoint; screening; inspection (esp. by police or security)

2

prickling; stinging; tingling

1

attitude that with the state as one's boss, normal fiscal accountability can be dispensed with; dependence on the central government; attitude of those who assume their jobs are safe because they are government employees

1

strict order; peremptory command

1

elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients

1

human interest; kindness

1

to smoke (e.g. a pipe); to puff (a cigarette); to burn (incense)

2

alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically

1

four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold

1

no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price

5

help; assistance; service

1

honest; upright; cleanhanded; unselfish

2

to unsheathe

1

oneself; one's body

1

small build; small stature; petite; small pattern

1

chick; baby bird

1

longevity; long life

3

like that; that way

1

treasure hunting; treasure hunt; lucky dip; game involving finding hidden prizes from a sand box, barrel of leaves, etc.

1

electrical appliances

1

goods; merchandise; commercial items

1

unclean; dirty; bathroom; toilet (room); (arch.) menstruation; (arch.) menses

2

to put it in an extreme way; to put it in extreme terms

1

living space

1

one theory; one opinion; another theory

1

state of (mental) confusion (agitation)

2

swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy

1

worldly desires; materialistic desires

1

being actual (as opposed to hidden or latent); being apparent; being obvious; being tangible; being revealed

1

wealthy; rich; affluent

1

to spend (money) like water; to spend (money) like it grows on trees; to throw around (one's money); to play ducks and drakes with

1

extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering

1

one's (living) environment

2

to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)

4

minor; underage person

1

withdrawal; discontinuance; abandoning; dropping

1

insanity; lack of mental capacity; (state of) non compos mentis

1

long period (of time)

1

to place an obligation; to impose a duty; to obligate

1