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unsuspecting collapse: (often followed by `of') not knowing or expecting; not thinking likely; "an unsuspecting victim"; "unsuspecting (or unaware) of the fact that I would one day be their leader"; not suspicious; "deceiving the unsuspecting public"

sidelong collapse: inclining or directed to one side; "moved downward in a sidelong way" - Bram Stoker; to, toward or at one side; "darting eyes looking sidelong out of a wizened face"; with the side toward someone or something; "seated sidelong to the window"- Nathaniel Hawthorne; on the side; "the plow lay sidelong on the ground"

ethical collapse: conforming to accepted standards of social or professional behavior; "an ethical lawyer"; "ethical medical practice"; "an ethical problem"; "had no ethical objection to drinking"; "Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants"- Omar N. Bradley; adhering to ethical and moral principles; "it seems ethical and right"; "followed the only honorable course of action"; "had the moral courage to stand alone"; of or relating to the philosophical study of ethics; "ethical codes"; "ethical theories"

valid collapse: still legally acceptable; "the license is still valid"; well grounded in logic or truth or having legal force; "a valid inference"; "a valid argument"; "a valid contract"; "a valid license"

optimistic collapse: expecting the best in this best of all possible worlds; "in an optimistic mood"; "optimistic plans"; "took an optimistic view"

chivalry collapse: courtesy towards women; the medieval principles governing knighthood and knightly conduct

greathearted collapse: noble and generous in spirit; "a greathearted general"; "a magnanimous conqueror"

sententious collapse: abounding in or given to pompous or aphoristic moralizing; "too often the significant episode deteriorates into sententious conversation"- Kathleen Barnes

forceful collapse: characterized by or full of force or strength (often but not necessarily physical); "a forceful speaker"; "a forceful personality"; "forceful measures"; "a forceful plan for peace"

customary collapse: in accordance with convention or custom; "sealed the deal with the customary handshake"

bloodthirsty collapse: marked by eagerness to resort to violence and bloodshed; "bloody-minded tyrants"; "bloodthirsty yells"; "went after the collaborators with a sanguinary fury that drenched the land with blood"-G.W.Johnson

resourceful collapse: having inner resources; adroit or imaginative; "someone who is resourceful is capable of dealing with difficult situations"; "an able and resourceful politician"; "the most resourceful cook in town"

potent collapse: having a strong physiological or chemical effect; "a potent toxin"; "potent liquor"; "a potent cup of tea", "a stiff drink"; (of a male) capable of copulation; having or wielding force or authority; "providing the ground soldier with increasingly potent weapons"; having great influence

operative collapse: being in force or having or exerting force; "operative regulations"; "the major tendencies operative in the American political system"; effective; producing a desired effect; "the operative word"; of or relating to a surgical operation; "operative surgery"

traditional collapse: consisting of or derived from tradition; "traditional history"; "traditional morality"; pertaining to time-honored orthodox doctrines; "the simple security of traditional assumptions has vanished"

flood tide collapse: the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide); "a tide in the affairs of men which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune" -Shakespeare

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