2
pilfering
2
pollute(harm, corrupt, impair, debase, defile)
2
ravage(noun, verb, ruin, wrong, damage)
2
rough handling(noun, expression, abuse, waste, application)
2
rough up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hurt, dismiss)
2
ruin(noun, verb, hurt, destroy, damage)
2
run through(verb, expression, phrasal verb, abuse, blow)
2
sacrilege
2
spend(verb, pass, blow, waste, fill)
2
spoil(verb, hurt, ruin, destroy, wrong)
2
squandering(noun, ruin, abuse, waste, application)
2
throw away(verb, expression, blow, waste, consume)
2
trifle(verb, play, abuse, blow, waste)
2
usage
2
use too much
2
use up(verb, expression, play, abuse, blow)
2
victimize(harm, corrupt, impair, mistreat)
2
vilify
2
warp(spoil, corrupt, lie, bias, debase)
2
wound(noun, verb, hurt, ruin, damage)
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