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March 3, 2010 By Sam Fong (Macau Macao)

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  1. revenue
    the entire amount of income before any deductions are made
  2. parliamentary
    relating to or having the nature of a parliament
  3. polls
    the place where people vote
  4. proclamation
    a formal public statement
  5. tough
    substantially made or constructed
  6. further
    to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (`further' is used more often than `farther' in this abstract sense)
  7. reinstatement
    the act of restoring someone to a previous position
  8. parliament
    a legislative assembly in certain countries
  9. dissolved
    (of solid matter) reduced to a liquid form
  10. reconvene
    meet again
  11. ratified
    formally approved and invested with legal authority
  12. imposed
    set forth authoritatively as obligatory
  13. forth
    forward in time or order or degree
  14. alleged
    doubtful or suspect
  15. detain
    cause to be slowed down or delayed
  16. break-in
    trespassing for an unlawful purpose; illegal entrance into premises with criminal intent
  17. genocide
    systematic killing of a racial or cultural group
  18. torture
    the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason
  19. rape
    the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will
  20. distortion
    a shape resulting from distortion
  21. fiscal
    involving financial matters
  22. bulging
    curving or bulging outward
  23. burden
    weight to be borne or conveyed
  24. stimulate
    cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
  25. sluggish
    moving slowly
  26. bloat
    swelling of the rumen or intestinal tract of domestic animals caused by excessive gas
  27. bout
    a contest or fight (especially between boxers or wrestlers)
  28. stimulus
    any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action
  29. soar
    rise rapidly
  30. conservative
    resistant to change
  31. opposition
    the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
  32. oust
    remove from a position or office
  33. slam
    close violently
  34. slate
    a fine-grained metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers
  35. recession
    the act of ceding back
  36. deliberation
    careful consideration
  37. coalition
    the union of diverse things into one body or form or group; the growing together of parts
  38. enact
    order by virtue of superior authority; decree
  39. decree
    a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)
  40. raid
    a sudden short attack
  41. confiscate
    take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
  42. accuse
    blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against
  43. gritty
    composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency