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recur collapse: happen or occur again; "This is a recurring story"; return in thought or speech to something

formidable collapse: inspiring fear; "the formidable prospect of major surgery"; "a tougher and more redoubtable adversary than the heel-clicking, jackbooted fanatic"- G.H.Johnston; "something unnerving and prisonlike about high grey wall"; extremely impressive in strength or excellence; "a formidable opponent"; "the challenge was formidable"; "had a formidable array of compositions to his credit"; "the formidable army of brains at the Prime Minister's disposal"

disobey collapse: refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient; "He disobeyed his supervisor and was fired"

surprising collapse: causing surprise or wonder or amazement; "the report shows a surprising lack of hard factual data"; "leaped up with surprising agility"; "she earned a surprising amount of money"

unperceptive collapse: lacking sensitivity, taste, or judgment; lacking perception; "as unperceptive as a boulder"

museum collapse: a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value

lore collapse: knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote; "early peoples passed on plant and animal lore through legend"

leaning collapse: the act of deviating from a vertical position; an inclination to do something; "he felt leanings toward frivolity"

save collapse: (sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring; "the goalie made a brilliant save"; "the relief pitcher got credit for a save"; make unnecessary an expenditure or effort; "This will save money"; "I'll save you the trouble"; "This will save you a lot of time"; to keep up and reserve for personal or special use; "She saved the old family photographs in a drawer"; feather one's nest; have a nest egg; "He saves half his salary"; spend less; buy at a reduced price; spend sparingly, avoid the waste of; "This move will save money"; "The less fortunate will have to economize now"; bring into safety; "We pulled through most of the victims of the bomb attack"

eccentricity collapse: strange and unconventional behavior; a circularity that has a different center or deviates from a circular path; (geometry) a ratio describing the shape of a conic section; the ratio of the distance between the foci to the length of the major axis; "a circle is an ellipse with zero eccentricity"

broken heart collapse: devastating sorrow and despair; "he is recovering from a broken heart"; "a broken heart languishes here"

astonishing collapse: so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm; "such an enormous response was astonishing"; "an astounding achievement"; "the amount of money required was staggering"; "suffered a staggering defeat"; "the figure inside the boucle dress was stupefying"

assurance collapse: freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities; "his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular"; "after that failure he lost his confidence"; "she spoke with authority"; a statement intended to inspire confidence; "the President's assurances were not respected"; a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something; "an assurance of help when needed"; "signed a pledge never to reveal the secret"; a British term for some kinds of insurance

turnaround collapse: act or process of unloading and loading and servicing a vessel or aircraft for a return trip; an area sufficiently large for a vehicle to turn around; time need to prepare a vessel or ship for a return trip

drawer collapse: a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out; the person who writes a check or draft instructing the drawee to pay someone else

attic collapse: (architecture) a low wall at the top of the entablature; hides the roof; informal terms for a human head; the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica and Athens; of or relating to Attica or its inhabitants or to the dialect spoken in Athens in classical times; "Attic Greek"

equilibrium collapse: a sensory system located in structures of the inner ear that registers the orientation of the head; a stable situation in which forces cancel one another

attuned collapse: so adjusted as to be appropriate or brought into harmony; "an industry not attuned to the demands of the market"; "a remark keyed to the situation"; "charges finely tuned to the amount a student can afford"; brought to correct pitch; "his tuned violin"; "the attuned instruments"

purpose collapse: an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions; "his intent was to provide a new translation"; "good intentions are not enough"; "it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs"; "he made no secret of his designs"; reach a decision; "he resolved never to drink again"

reserve collapse: the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary; something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose; (medicine) potential capacity to respond in order to maintain vital functions; obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance; "We managed to reserve a table at Maxim's"; hold back or set aside, especially for future use or contingency; "they held back their applause in anticipation"; arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance; "reserve me a seat on a flight"; "The agent booked tickets to the show for the whole family"; "please hold a table at Maxim's"

look out collapse: to protect someone's interests; "A man's gotta look out for his family"

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