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turf collapse: range of jurisdiction or influence; "a bureaucracy...chiefly concerned with turf...and protecting the retirement system"; the territory claimed by a juvenile gang as its own; surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots; cover (the ground) with a surface layer of grass or grass roots

sketchbook collapse: a book containing sheets of paper on which sketches can be drawn

Rasputin collapse: Siberian peasant monk who was religious advisor in the court of Nicholas II; was assassinated by Russian noblemen who feared that his debauchery would weaken the monarchy (1872-1916)

Svengali collapse: the musician in a novel by George du Maurier who controls Trilby's singing hypnotically; someone (usually maleficent) who tries to persuade or force another person to do his bidding

prosecute collapse: carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in; "She pursued many activities"; "They engaged in a discussion"; bring a criminal action against (in a trial); "The State of California prosecuted O.J. Simpson"; conduct a prosecution in a court of law

woo collapse: make amorous advances towards; "John is courting Mary"; seek someone's favor; "China is wooing Russia"

undigested collapse: not digested; "undigested food"; not thought over and arranged systematically in the mind; not absorbed or assimilated mentally; "an undigested mass of facts gathered at random"

kingmaker collapse: an important person who can bring leaders to power through the exercise of political influence; "the Earl of Warwick was the first kingmaker"

lobbyist collapse: someone who tries to persuade legislators to vote for bills that the lobbyists favor

youthful collapse: suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh; "he is young for his age"

childish collapse: indicating a lack of maturity; "childish tantrums"; "infantile behavior"

novel collapse: a printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction; "his bookcases were filled with nothing but novels"; "he burned all the novels"; a extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story; pleasantly new or different; "common sense of a most refreshing sort"

open sesame collapse: any very successful means of achieving a result; a magical command; used by Ali Baba

diamond collapse: a playing card in the minor suit that has one or more red rhombuses on it; "he led a small diamond"; "diamonds were trumps"; a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem; very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem

folio collapse: a book (or manuscript) consisting of large sheets of paper folded in the middle to make two leaves or four pages; "the first folio of Shakespeare's plays"

adolescent collapse: a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity; in the state of development between puberty and maturity; "adolescent boys and girls"; displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity; "adolescent insecurity"; "jejune responses to our problems"; "their behavior was juvenile"; "puerile jokes"; being of the age 13 through 19; "teenage mothers"; "the teen years"; relating to or peculiar to or suggestive of an adolescent; "adolescent problems"

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