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footwork collapse: skillful maneuvering or dealing; "she needs some fancy footwork to cover all those lies"; the manner of using the feet

turn the tables collapse: cause a complete reversal of the circumstances; "The tables are turned now that the Republicans are in power!"

catch up collapse: learn belatedly; find out about something after it happened; "I'm trying to catch up with the latest developments in molecular biology"; reach the point where one should be after a delay; "I caught up on my homework"

recuperate collapse: get over an illness or shock; "The patient is recuperating"; restore to good health or strength

overtake collapse: catch up with and possibly overtake; "The Rolls Royce caught us near the exit ramp"

take the cake collapse: rank first; used often in a negative context; "He takes the cake for chutzpah!"

leave behind collapse: depart and not take along; "He left behind all his possessions when he moved to Europe"

accrue collapse: grow by addition; "The interest accrues"; come into the possession of; "The house accrued to the oldest son"

outrun collapse: run faster than; "in this race, I managed to outran everybody else"

proliferate collapse: cause to grow or increase rapidly; "We must not proliferate nuclear arms"; grow rapidly; "Pizza parlors proliferate in this area"

go up collapse: be erected, built, or constructed; "New buildings are going up everywhere"

nadir collapse: the point below the observer that is directly opposite the zenith on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected; an extreme state of adversity; the lowest point of anything

broaden collapse: become broader; "The road broadened"; make broader; "broaden the road"

persuade collapse: cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm; "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!"

intensify collapse: become more intense; "The debate intensified"; "His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan"; make more intense, stronger, or more marked; "The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"; "Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions"; make the chemically affected part of (a negative) denser or more opaque in order produce a stronger contrast between light and dark

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