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moment of truth collapse: a crucial moment on which much depends; the moment in a bullfight when the matador kills the bull

psychological moment collapse: the most appropriate time for achieving a desired effect

crunch collapse: the sound of something crunching; "he heard the crunch of footsteps on the gravel path"; a critical situation that arises because of a shortage (as a shortage of time or money or resources); "an end-of-the year crunch"; "a financial crunch"; make crunching noises; "his shoes were crunching on the gravel"; chew noisily; "The children crunched the celery sticks"; press or grind with a crunching noise

squeamish collapse

prudish collapse

compelling collapse: tending to persuade by forcefulness of argument; "new and compelling evidence"; driving or forcing; "compelling ambition"

commentary collapse

crucial collapse: of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; "a crucial moment in his career"; "a crucial election"; "a crucial issue for women"; having the power or quality of deciding; "the crucial experiment"; "cast the deciding vote"; "the determinative (or determinant) battle"; having crucial relevance; "crucial to the case"; "relevant testimony"

precarious collapse: affording no ease or reassurance; "a precarious truce"; not secure; beset with difficulties; "a shaky marriage"; dangerously insecure; "a precarious footing on the ladder"

dangerous collapse: causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; "a dangerous operation"; "a grave situation"; "a grave illness"; "grievous bodily harm"; "a serious wound"; "a serious turn of events"; "a severe case of pneumonia"; "a life-threatening disease"; involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm; "a dangerous criminal"; "a dangerous bridge"; "unemployment reached dangerous proportions"

scroll collapse: a document that can be rolled up (as for storage); move through text or graphics in order to display parts that do not fit on the screen; "Scroll down to see the entire text"

name of the game collapse

hard fought collapse

hard earned collapse

correction collapse: the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right; treatment of a specific defect; "the correction of his vision with eye glasses"; a drop in stock market activity or stock prices following a period of increases; "market runups are invariably followed by a correction"; something substituted for an error; a rebuke for making a mistake; a quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure

personal collapse: a short newspaper article about a particular person or group; particular to a given individual; concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality; "a personal favor"; "for your personal use"; "personal papers"; "I have something personal to tell you"; "a personal God"; "he has his personal bank account and she has hers"; intimately concerning a person's body or physical being; "personal hygiene"; indicating grammatical person; "personal verb endings"; of or arising from personality; "personal magnetism"

educated collapse: possessing an education (especially having more than average knowledge); having or based on relevant experience; "an educated guess"; "an enlightened electorate"

appreciative collapse: having or showing appreciation or a favorable critical judgment or opinion; "appreciative of a beautiful landscape"; "an appreciative laugh from the audience"; feeling or expressive of gratitude; "was appreciative of his efforts"; "an appreciative word"

hinge collapse: a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other; a circumstance upon which subsequent events depend; "his absence is the hinge of our plan"; attach with a hinge

accurate collapse: conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy; "an accurate reproduction"; "the accounting was accurate"; "accurate measurements"; "an accurate scale"; (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth ; strictly correct; "a precise image"; "a precise measurement"

cornerstone collapse: a stone at the outer corner of two intersecting masonry walls; a stone in the exterior of a large and important building; usually carved with a date and laid with appropriate ceremonies

not easy collapse

pivotal collapse: being of crucial importance; "a pivotal event"; "Its pivotal location has also exposed it to periodic invasions"- Henry Kissinger; "the polar events of this study"; "a polar principal"

judicial collapse: decreed by or proceeding from a court of justice; "a judicial decision"; relating to the administration of justice or the function of a judge; "judicial system"; belonging or appropriate to the office of a judge; "judicial robes"

enlightening collapse: tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance; "an enlightening glimpse of government in action"; "an illuminating lecture"

operose collapse

monitory collapse

songster collapse: a person who sings

carping collapse

arduous collapse: difficult to accomplish; demanding considerable mental effort and skill; "the arduous work of preparing a dictionary"; characterized by toilsome effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort; "worked their arduous way up the mining valley"; "a grueling campaign"; "hard labor"; "heavy work"; "heavy going"; "spent many laborious hours on the project"; "set a punishing pace"; taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance; "his final, straining burst of speed"; "a strenuous task"; "your willingness after these six arduous days to remain here"- F.D.Roosevelt

issue collapse: the act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity); "a new issue of stamps"; "the last issue of penicillin was over a month ago"; the act of issuing printed materials; an important question that is in dispute and must be settled; "the issue could be settled by requiring public education for everyone"; "politicians never discuss the real issues"; one of a series published periodically; "she found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waiting room"; supplies (as food or clothing or ammunition) issued by the government; come out of; "Water issued from the hole in the wall"; "The words seemed to come out by themselves"; bring out an official document (such as a warrant); circulate or distribute or equip with; "issue a new uniform to the children"; "supply blankets for the beds"

rationalistic collapse: of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of rationalism

selective collapse: tending to select; characterized by careful choice; "an exceptionally quick and selective reader"- John Mason Brown; characterized by very careful or fastidious selection; "the school was very selective in its admissions"

toilsome collapse

notice collapse: the act of noticing or paying attention; "he escaped the notice of the police"; polite or favorable attention; "his hard work soon attracted the teacher's notice"; a short critical review; "the play received good notices"; an announcement containing information about a future event; "you didn't give me enough notice"; advance notification (usually written) of the intention to withdraw from an arrangement or contract; "we received a notice to vacate the premises"; "he gave notice two months before he moved"; express recognition of the presence or existence of, or acquaintance with; "He never acknowledges his colleagues when they run into him in the hallway"; "She acknowledged his complement with a smile"; "it is important to acknowledge the work of others in one's own writing"; notice or perceive; "She noted that someone was following her"; "mark my words"

milestone collapse: stone post at side of a road to show distances; a significant event in your life (or in a project)

transcript collapse: a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record); something that has been transcribed; a written record (usually typewritten) of dictated or recorded speech; "he read a transcript of the interrogation"; "you can obtain a transcript of this radio program by sending a self-addressed envelope to the station"

punctual collapse: acting or arriving or performed exactly at the time appointed; "she expected guests to be punctual at meals"; "he is not a particularly punctual person"; "punctual payment"

strait collapse: a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water; strict and severe; "strait is the gate"

impression collapse: the act of pressing one thing on or into the surface of another; "he watched the impression of the seal on the hot wax"; an impressionistic portrayal of a person; "he did a funny impression of a politician"; (dentistry) an imprint of the teeth and gums in wax or plaster; "the dentist took an impression for use in preparing an inlay"; an outward appearance; "he made a good impression"; "I wanted to create an impression of success"; "she retained that bold effect in her reproductions of the original painting"; a vague idea in which some confidence is placed; "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity"; "I had a feeling that she was lying"; all the copies of a work printed at one time; "they ran off an initial printing of 2000 copies"

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