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fall from grace collapse: revert back to bad behavior after a period of good behavior; "The children fell from grace when they asked for several helpings of dessert"

reincarnation collapse: the Hindu or Buddhist doctrine that person may be reborn successively into one of five classes of living beings (god or human or animal or hungry ghost or denizen of hell) depending on the person's own actions; a second or new birth; embodiment in a new form (especially the reappearance or a person in another form); "his reincarnation as a lion"

local collapse: public transport consisting of a bus or train that stops at all stations or stops; "the local seemed to take forever to get to New York"; relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area; "local taxes"; "local authorities"; affecting only a restricted part or area of the body; "local anesthesia"; of or belonging to or characteristic of a particular locality or neighborhood; "local customs"; "local schools"; "the local citizens"; "a local point of view"; "local outbreaks of flu"; "a local bus line"

remand collapse: the act of sending an accused person back into custody to await trial (or the continuation of the trial)

sideline collapse: an auxiliary line of merchandise; a line that marks the side boundary of a playing field; remove from the center of activity or attention; place into an inferior position; "The outspoken cabinet member was sidelined by the President"

resurrect collapse: cause to become alive again; "raise from the dead"; "Slavery is already dead, and cannot be resurrected"; "Upraising ghosts"; return from the dead; "Christ is risen!"; "The dead are to uprise"

rehabilitate collapse: help to readapt, as to a former state of health or good repute; "The prisoner was successfully rehabilitated"; "After a year in the mental clinic, the patient is now rehabilitated"; restore to a state of good condition or operation; reinstall politically; "Deng Xiao Ping was rehabilitated several times throughout his lifetime"

recede collapse: become faint or more distant; "the unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she grew older"; move back and away from; "The enemy fell back"

pulsate collapse: expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically; "The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it"; move with or as if with a regular alternating motion; "the city pulsated with music and excitement"

truck collapse: an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling; convey (goods etc.) by truck; "truck fresh vegetables across the mountains"

rejoinder collapse: (law) a pleading made by a defendant in response to the plaintiff's replication; a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher"

fluctuate collapse: be unstable; "The stock market fluctuates"; move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern; "the line on the monitor vacillated"; cause to fluctuate or move in a wavelike pattern

retrieve collapse: run after, pick up, and bring to the master; "train the dog to retrieve"

shield collapse: armor carried on the arm to intercept blows; a protective covering or structure; protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm

plagiarism collapse: the act of plagiarizing; taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own; a piece of writing that has been copied from someone else and is presented as being your own work

post collapse: the delivery and collection of letters and packages; "it came by the first post"; "if you hurry you'll catch the post"; an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position; "he set a row of posts in the ground and strung barbwire between them"; a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track); "a pair of posts marked the goal"; "the corner of the lot was indicated by a stake"; the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand; "a soldier manned the entrance post"; "a sentry station"; United States manufacturer of breakfast cereals and Postum (1854-1914); United States female author who wrote a book and a syndicated newspaper column on etiquette (1872-1960); United States aviator who in 1933 made the first solo flight around the world (1899-1935); publicize with, or as if with, a poster; "I'll post the news on the bulletin board"; display, as of records in sports games; mark or expose as infamous; "She was branded a loose woman"; put up; "post a sign"; "post a warning at the dump"; affix in a public place or for public notice; "post a warning"; ride Western style and bob up and down in the saddle in rhythm with a horse's trotting gait; transfer (entries) from one account book to another; assign to a post; put into a post; "The newspaper posted him in Timbuktu"; enter on a public list

indemnification collapse: an act of compensation for actual loss or damage or for trouble and annoyance

rewarding collapse: providing personal satisfaction; "a rewarding career as a paramedic"

recover collapse: regain a former condition after a financial loss; "We expect the stocks to recover to $2.90"; "The company managed to recuperate"; cover anew; "recover a chair"; get or find back; recover the use of; "She regained control of herself"; "She found her voice and replied quickly"; regain or make up for; "recuperate one's losses"

rehabilitation collapse: the restoration of someone to a useful place in society; the treatment of physical disabilities by massage and electrotherapy and exercises; vindication of a person's character and the re-establishment of that person's reputation

export collapse: commodities (goods or services) sold to a foreign country; cause to spread in another part of the world; "The Russians exported Marxism to Africa"; sell or transfer abroad; "we export less than we import and have a negative trade balance"

replenish collapse: fill something that had previously been emptied; "refill my glass, please"

boomerang collapse: a curved piece of wood; when properly thrown will return to thrower; return to the initial position from where it came; like a boomerang

kickback collapse: a commercial bribe paid by a seller to a purchasing agent in order to induce the agent to enter into the transaction

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