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ordinary collapse: (heraldry) any of several conventional figures used on shields; an early bicycle with a very large front wheel and small back wheel; a judge of a probate court; a clergyman appointed to prepare condemned prisoners for death; the expected or commonplace condition or situation; "not out of the ordinary"; not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree; "ordinary everyday objects"; "ordinary decency"; "an ordinary day"; "an ordinary wine"

prepossess collapse: make a positive impression (on someone) beforehand; "A prepossessing appearance"; cause to be preoccupied; "The idea of his failure prepossesses him"; possess beforehand

take care collapse: be in charge of or deal with; "She takes care of all the necessary arrangements"; be careful, prudent, or watchful; "Take care when you cross the street!"

kingmaker collapse: an important person who can bring leaders to power through the exercise of political influence; "the Earl of Warwick was the first kingmaker"

lobbyist collapse: someone who tries to persuade legislators to vote for bills that the lobbyists favor

unbend collapse: release from mental strain, tension, or formality; "unbend the mind from absorbing too much information"; free from flexure; "unbend a bow"; unfasten, as a sail, from a spar or a stay

bow collapse: a stroke with a curved piece of wood with taut horsehair strands that is used in playing stringed instruments; a slightly curved piece of resilient wood with taut horsehair strands, used in playing certain stringed instrument; curved piece of resilient wood with taut cord to propel arrows; front part of a vessel or aircraft; "he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line"; a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces; a decorative interlacing of ribbons; an appearance by actors or performers at the end of the concert or play in order to acknowledge the applause of the audience; bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame; something curved in shape; bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head; "He bowed before the King"; "She bowed her head in shame"; play on a string instrument; bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting; "He bowed before the King"

unscrupulous collapse: without scruples or principles; "unscrupulous politicos who would be happy to sell...their country in order to gain power"

circuitous collapse: marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct; "the explanation was circuitous and puzzling"; "a roundabout paragraph"; "hear in a roundabout way that her ex-husband was marrying her best friend"

quarter collapse: clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent; "he surrendered but asked for quarter"; piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp; a district of a city having some distinguishing character; "the Latin Quarter"; an unspecified person; "he dropped a word in the right quarter"; a United States coin worth one fourth of a dollar; "he fed four quarters into the slot machine"; a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds); a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds); one of the four major division of the compass; "the wind is coming from that quarter"; a fourth part of a year; three months; "unemployment fell during the last quarter"; one of four periods into which the school year is divided; "the fall quarter ends at Christmas"; a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour; "it's a quarter til 4"; "a quarter after 4 o'clock"; one of four periods of play into which some games are divided; "both teams scored in the first quarter"; divide by four; divide into quarters; divide into quarters; "quarter an apple"; provide housing for (military personnel)

listen collapse: hear with intention; "Listen to the sound of this cello"; listen and pay attention; "Listen to your father"; "We must hear the expert before we make a decision"

left collapse: a turn toward the side of the body that is on the north when the person is facing east; "take a left at the corner"; the hand that is on the left side of the body; "jab with your left"; those who support varying degrees of social or political or economic change designed to promote the public welfare; location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east; "she stood on the left"; of or belonging to the political or intellectual left; being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; "my left hand"; "left center field"; "the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream"; toward or on the left; also used figuratively; "he looked right and left"; "the political party has moved left"

thaw collapse: a relaxation or slackening of tensions or reserve; becoming less hostile; "the thaw between the United States and Russia has led to increased cooperation in world affairs"; warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt; "they welcomed the spring thaw"; the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid; "the power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disaster"; "the thawing of a frozen turkey takes several hours"

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