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take up collapse: pursue or resume; "take up a matter for consideration"; adopt; "take up new ideas"; turn one's interest to; "He took up herpetology at the age of fifty"; take up time or space; "take up the slack"

specify collapse: decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters"; be specific about; "Could you please specify your criticism of my paper?"; determine the essential quality of

divert collapse: send on a course or in a direction different from the planned or intended one; withdraw (money) and move into a different location, often secretly and with dishonest intentions

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

preempt collapse: make a preemptive bid in the game of bridge; acquire for oneself before others can do so; gain possession of by prior right or opportunity, especially so as to obtain the right to buy (land); take the place of or have precedence over; "live broadcast of the presidential debate preempts the regular news hour"; "discussion of the emergency situation will preempt the lecture by the professor"

immersion collapse: a form of baptism in which part or all of a person's body is submerged

heed collapse: pay close attention to; give heed to; "Heed the advice of the old men"

consciousness collapse: an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation; "he lost consciousness"

amuse collapse: make (somebody) laugh; "The clown amused the children"; occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion; "The play amused the ladies"

propose collapse: make a proposal, declare a plan for something; ask (someone) to marry you; "he popped the question on Sunday night"; "she proposed marriage to the man she had known for only two months"; "The old bachelor finally declared himself to the young woman"

hear collapse: receive a communication from someone; "We heard nothing from our son for five years"; perceive (sound) via the auditory sense; examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process; "The jury had heard all the evidence"; "The case will be tried in California"

interview collapse: the questioning of a person (or a conversation in which information is elicited); often conducted by journalists; "my interviews with teenagers revealed a weakening of religious bonds"; conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting; discuss formally with (somebody) for the purpose of an evaluation; "We interviewed the job candidates"; go for an interview in the hope of being hired; "The job candidate interviewed everywhere"

prepossess collapse: make a positive impression (on someone) beforehand; "A prepossessing appearance"; cause to be preoccupied; "The idea of his failure prepossesses him"; possess beforehand

obsession collapse: an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone

cohabit collapse: room or live together; usually said of people who are not married and live together as a couple

attend to collapse: get down to; pay attention to; take seriously; "Attend to your duties, please"

agility collapse: the gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble

remark collapse: explicit notice; "it passed without remark"; a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief; "from time to time she contributed a personal comment on his account"

charm collapse: something believed to bring good luck; (physics) one of the six flavors of quark; induce into action by using one's charm; "She charmed him into giving her all his money"; protect through supernatural powers or charms; control by magic spells, as by practicing witchcraft

preside collapse: act as president; "preside over companies and corporations"

suffuse collapse: cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across; "The sky was suffused with a warm pink color"; to become overspread as with a fluid, a colour, a gleam of light; "His whole frame suffused with a cold dew"

audience collapse: a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance; "the audience applauded"; "someone in the audience began to cough"; the part of the general public interested in a source of information or entertainment; "every artist needs an audience"; "the broadcast reached an audience of millions"

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