2
deflower(wrong, abuse, shock, insult, offend)
2
degradation
2
demoralize(verb, spoil, corrupt, degrade, debase)
2
devalue
2
diversion
2
divert(verb, blow, twist, spoil, corrupt)
2
diverting
2
do in(verb, expression, hurt, dismiss, destroy)
2
drain(verb, blow, waste, consume, exhaust)
2
ebb(verb, blow, waste, consume, exhaust)
2
employ(go, pass, waste, idle, spend)
2
employment
2
execute(verb, hurt, dismiss, destroy, correct)
2
exhaustion(noun, ruin, waste, expenditure, utilization)
2
expenditure(noun, ruin, waste, drinking, utilization)
2
fault(noun, wrong, abuse, neglect, stealing)
2
fritter(noun, verb, go, ruin, play)
2
fritter away(verb, expression, blow, waste, consume)
2
garble(spoil, corrupt, deprave)
2
impose
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