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pay lip service to


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service
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Sense: Verb: maintain
Synonyms:
maintain Collocations, sustain Collocations, check Collocations, get sth checked, get sth checked out, work on, repair Collocations, overhaul Collocations, calibrate, keep sth working
Sense: Verb: pay off
Synonyms:
pay off, settle Collocations, wipe out (informal), clear Collocations, square Collocations, liquidate
Sense: Noun: aid
Synonyms:
aid Collocations, help Collocations, assistance Collocations, support Collocations, benefit Collocations, care Collocations, use Collocations, usefulness
Sense: Noun: religious service
Synonyms:
ceremony, mass Collocations, rite, ritual, worship Collocations, act of worship, celebration Collocations, prayers
Sense: Noun: waiting on customers
Synonyms:
waiting Collocations, attendance Collocations, waiters, waitresses, staff Collocations, waiting staff, waitstaff (US), serving staff
Sense: Noun: employment
Synonyms:
employment Collocations, work Collocations, employ Collocations, labor Collocations, labour Collocations (UK), duty Collocations
Sense: Noun: check
Synonyms:
check Collocations, checkup, check-up, inspection Collocations, routine maintenance, maintenance Collocations, servicing
Sense: Noun: military
Synonyms:
military Collocations, armed forces, army Collocations, navy Collocations, air force, duty Collocations, marines, reserves, troops
Sense: Noun: tableware
Synonyms:
tableware, set Collocations, setting Collocations, pottery Collocations, China Collocations, dishes, dinner service, crockery, cutlery Collocations, knives and forks, dinnerware, plates, silver Collocations, silverware


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