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trouble collapse: an effort that is inconvenient; "I went to a lot of trouble"; "he won without any trouble"; "had difficulty walking"; "finished the test only with great difficulty"; a source of difficulty; "one trouble after another delayed the job"; "what's the problem?"; an event causing distress or pain; "what is the trouble?"; "heart trouble"; an unwanted pregnancy; "he got several girls in trouble"; to cause inconvenience or discomfort to; "Sorry to trouble you, but..."

anticipation collapse: something expected (as on the basis of a norm); "each of them had their own anticipations"; "an indicator of expectancy in development"; pleasurable expectation; wishing with confidence of fulfillment

strophe collapse: one section of a lyric poem or choral ode in classical Greek drama

afflict collapse: cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed; cause pain or suffering in; "afflict with the plague"; "That debasement of the verbal currency that afflicts terms used in advertisement"; cause great unhappiness for; distress; "she was afflicted by the death of her parents"

provide collapse: take measures in preparation for; "provide for the proper care of the passengers on the cruise ship"; determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation; "The will provides that each child should receive half of the money"; "The Constitution provides for the right to free speech"; provide what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests"; supply means of subsistence; earn a living; "He provides for his large family by working three jobs"; "Women nowadays not only take care of the household but also bring home the bacon"

pest collapse: any unwanted and destructive insect or other animal that attacks food or crops or livestock etc.; "he sprayed the garden to get rid of pests"; "many pests have developed resistance to the common pesticides"; a persistently annoying person

chaperon collapse: one who accompanies and supervises a young woman or gatherings of young people

white elephant collapse: albinic Indian elephant; rare and sometimes venerated in east Asia; a valuable possession whose upkeep is excessively expensive

attend to collapse: get down to; pay attention to; take seriously; "Attend to your duties, please"

plodder collapse: someone who moves slowly; "in England they call a slowpoke a slowcoach"; someone who works slowly and monotonously for long hours

subsistence collapse: minimal (or marginal) resources for subsisting; "social security provided only a bare subsistence"; the state of existing in reality; having substance; a means of surviving; "farming is a hard means of subsistence"

protect collapse: shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage; "Weatherbeater protects your roof from the rain"; use tariffs to favor domestic industry

task collapse: assign a task to; "I tasked him with looking after the children"

poundage collapse: weight expressed in pounds; a fee charged for the recovery of impounded animals; a charge based on weight measured in pounds

beast of burden collapse: an animal such as a donkey or ox or elephant used for transporting loads or doing other heavy work

rue collapse: (French) a street or road in France; leaves sometimes used for flavoring fruit or claret cup but should be used with great caution: can cause irritation like poison ivy; European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy

subvention collapse: the act or process of providing aid or help of any sort; grant of financial aid as from a government to an educational institution

gall collapse: abnormal swelling of plant tissue caused by insects or microorganisms or injury; a skin sore caused by chafing; irritate or vex; "It galls me that we lost the suit"

discreetly collapse: with discretion; prudently and with wise self-restraint; "I sent for the sergeant of the platoon both men were in and asked him to try to find out discreetly what lay behind this"

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