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pretend collapse: put forward a claim and assert right or possession of; "pretend the title of King"

underestimate collapse: an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value; make too low an estimate of; "he underestimated the work that went into the renovation"; "Don't underestimate the danger of such a raft trip on this river"

favorable collapse: occurring at a convenient or suitable time; "an opportune time to receive guests"; (of winds or weather) tending to promote or facilitate; "the days were fair and the winds were favorable"; encouraging or approving or pleasing; "a favorable reply"; "he received a favorable rating"; "listened with a favorable ear"; "made a favorable impression"; favorably disposed; not antagonistic; "a government favorable to our interests"

interrogate collapse: pose a series of questions to; "The suspect was questioned by the police"; "We questioned the survivor about the details of the explosion"; transmit (a signal) for setting off an appropriate response, as in telecommunication

sword of Damocles collapse: a constant and immanent peril; "the possibility hangs over their heads like the sword of Damocles"

undervalue collapse: esteem lightly; assign too low a value to; "Don't underestimate the value of this heirloom-you may sell it at a good price"

saber rattling collapse: the ostentatious display of military power (with the implied threat that it might be used)

Eden collapse: a beautiful garden where Adam and Eve were placed at the Creation; when they disobeyed and ate the forbidden fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil they were driven from their paradise (the fall of man); any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

dystopia collapse: a work of fiction describing an imaginary place where life is extremely bad because of deprivation or oppression or terror; state in which the condition of life is extremely bad as from deprivation or oppression or terror

Never-Never land collapse: a pleasing country existing only in dreams or imagination

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