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Sam Fong (China (Macao S.A.R.))
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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 law-making body
  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
  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 or cause to meet again
  11. ratified
    formally approved and invested with legal authority
  12. imposed
    set forth authoritatively as obligatory
  13. forth
    forward in time, 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
  17. genocide
    systematic killing of a racial or cultural group
  18. torture
    infliction of suffering to punish or obtain information
  19. rape
    the crime of forcing someone to submit to sexual intercourse
  20. distortion
    a shape resulting from being deformed
  21. fiscal
    involving financial matters
  22. bulging
    curving or bulging outward
  23. burden
    weight to be carried or borne
  24. stimulate
    cause to act in a specified manner
  25. sluggish
    moving slowly
  26. bloat
    swelling of the intestinal tract of animals caused by gas
  27. bout
    a period of indeterminate length marked by some condition
  28. stimulus
    any information or event that acts to arouse action
  29. soar
    rise rapidly
  30. conservative
    resistant to change
  31. opposition
    being against something that you disapprove or disagree with
  32. oust
    remove from a position or office
  33. slam
    close violently
  34. slate
    fine-grained metamorphic rock that can be split into layers
  35. recession
    the act of returning control
  36. deliberation
    careful consideration
  37. coalition
    the union of diverse things into one body or form or group
  38. enact
    order by virtue of superior authority; decree
  39. decree
    a legally binding command or decision
  40. raid
    a sudden short attack
  41. confiscate
    take temporary possession of a security by legal authority
  42. accuse
    blame for; make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against
  43. gritty
    made up of or resembling a collection of small particles
Created on Tue Mar 02 22:35:09 EST 2010 (updated Wed Mar 03 04:16:52 EST 2010)

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