Credit
Waste
Waste verb - To use up carelessly.
How words are described
| good | good credit | good waste |
| complete | complete credit | complete waste |
| real | real credit | real waste |
| massive | massive credit | massive waste |
| Other adjectives: little, military, ridiculous. | ||
Common collocations
| talent | credit talent | waste talent |
| power | credit power | waste power |
| someone | credit someone | waste someone |
| characters | credit characters | waste characters |
Both words in one sentence
- Granted, they're using proper machinery, and going through relatively soft rock, but that only brings it down to "ridiculously fast" rather than "ludicrously." To give credit where it's due, waste rock disposal and the shoring up of the tunnel are given consideration.
Source: Fast Tunnelling -
Nathaniel Northwest is revealed to have been a lot smarter (as well as crueler and more villainous) than the United States government gave him credit for in their official records from Irrational Treasure, implying that his waste-shoveling village idiot persona was all a ruse to win him the town.
- In Silent Hunter 4, at the very least, you can simply ram your boat into small fishing ships like sampans, instantly sinking them with no damage to you and no waste of ammunition; however, you get no credit for ships sunk in this fashion, either.
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