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listening collapse: the act of hearing attentively; "you can learn a lot by just listening"; "they make good music--you should give them a hearing"

audition collapse: a test of the suitability of a performer; perform in order to get a role; "She auditioned for a role on Broadway"

attention collapse: a courteous act indicating affection; "she tried to win his heart with her many attentions"; a motionless erect stance with arms at the sides and feet together; assumed by military personnel during drill or review; "the troops stood at attention"; the faculty or power of mental concentration; "keeping track of all the details requires your complete attention"; the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others; a general interest that leads people to want to know more; "She was the center of attention"

focus on collapse: center upon; "Her entire attention centered on her children"; "Our day revolved around our work"

intently collapse: with strained or eager attention; "listened intently"; "stood watching intently"

ear collapse: the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium; good hearing; "he had a keen ear"; "a good ear for pitch"; attention to what is said; "he tried to get her ear"; fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn

intentness collapse: the quality of being intent and concentrated; "the intentness of his gaze"

immerse collapse: thrust or throw into; "Immerse yourself in hot water"; enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing; "The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter"

inaudible collapse: impossible to hear; imperceptible by the ear; "an inaudible conversation"

confidential collapse: the level of official classification for documents next above restricted and below secret; available only to persons authorized to see documents so classified; denoting confidence or intimacy; "a confidential approach"; "in confidential tone of voice"; (of information) given in confidence or in secret; "this arrangement must be kept confidential"; "their secret communications"; entrusted with private information and the confidence of another; "a confidential secretary"

preoccupy collapse: engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively; "His work preoccupies him"; "The matter preoccupies her completely--she cannot think of anything else"; occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance; "the army preoccupied the hills"

obsess collapse: be preoccupied with something; "She is obsessing over her weight"

listen collapse: hear with intention; "Listen to the sound of this cello"; listen and pay attention; "Listen to your father"; "We must hear the expert before we make a decision"

awareness collapse: having knowledge of; "he had no awareness of his mistakes"; "his sudden consciousness of the problem he faced"; "their intelligence and general knowingness was impressive"; state of elementary or undifferentiated consciousness; "the crash intruded on his awareness"

noiseless collapse: making no sound; "th' inaudible and noiseless foot of time"- Shakespeare

monopolize collapse: have or exploit a monopoly of; "OPEC wants to monopolize oil"; have and control fully and exclusively; "He monopolizes the laser printer"

exactness collapse: the quality of being exact; "he demanded exactness in all details"; "a man of great exactitude"

unvoiced collapse: produced without vibration of the vocal cords; "unvoiced consonants such as `p' and `k' and `s'"

accuracy collapse: the quality of being near to the true value; "he was beginning to doubt the accuracy of his compass"; "the lawyer questioned the truth of my account"; (mathematics) the number of significant figures given in a number; "the atomic clock enabled scientists to measure time with much greater accuracy"

diligence collapse: conscientiousness in paying proper attention to a task; giving the degree of care required in a given situation; persevering determination to perform a task; "his diligence won him quick promotions"; "frugality and industry are still regarded as virtues"

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