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parlous: fraught with danger; "dangerous waters"; "a parlous journey on stormy seas"; "a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat"; "the precarious life of an undersea diver"; "dangerous surgery followed by a touch-and-go recovery"

exceedingly collapse: to an extreme degree or extent; "his eyesight was exceedingly defective"

highly collapse: in a high position or level or rank; "details known by only a few highly placed persons"; to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect; "highly successful"; "He spoke highly of her"; "does not think highly of his writing"; "extremely interesting"; at a high rate or wage; "highly paid workers"

hazardous collapse: involving risk or danger; "skydiving is a hazardous sport"; "extremely risky going out in the tide and fog"; "a wild financial scheme"

dangerous collapse: causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; "a dangerous operation"; "a grave situation"; "a grave illness"; "grievous bodily harm"; "a serious wound"; "a serious turn of events"; "a severe case of pneumonia"; "a life-threatening disease"; involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm; "a dangerous criminal"; "a dangerous bridge"; "unemployment reached dangerous proportions"

hell to pay collapse: dire consequences; "when the pig ran away there was hell to pay"

extremely collapse: to an extreme degree; "extremely cold"; "extremely unpleasant"

hot water collapse: a dangerous or distressing predicament; "his views on race got him into political hot water"

so collapse: in a manner that facilitates; "he observed the snakes so he could describe their behavior"; "he stooped down so he could pick up his hat"; to a very great extent or degree; "the idea is so obvious"; "never been so happy"; "I love you so"; "my head aches so!"; (usually followed by `that') to an extent or degree as expressed; "he was so tired he could hardly stand"; "so dirty that it smells"; in such a condition or manner, especially as expressed or implied; "They're happy and I hope they will remain so"; "so live your life that old age will bring no regrets"; to a certain unspecified extent or degree; "I can only go so far with this student"; "can do only so much in a day"; in the same way; also; "I was offended and so was he"; "worked hard and so did she"

exceptionally collapse: to an exceptional degree; "it worked exceptionally well"

imbroglio collapse: a very embarrassing misunderstanding; an intricate and confusing interpersonal or political situation

very collapse: used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal; "she was very gifted"; "he played very well"; "a really enjoyable evening"; "I'm real sorry about it"; "a rattling good yarn"; precisely so; "on the very next page"; "he expected the very opposite"

quicksand collapse: a pit filled with loose wet sand into which objects are sucked down; a treacherous situation that tends to entrap and destroy

swamp collapse: low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog; a situation fraught with difficulties and imponderables; "he was trapped in a medical swamp"; drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged; "The tsunami swamped every boat in the harbor"

pickle collapse: vegetables (especially cucumbers) preserved in brine or vinegar; preserve in a pickling liquid

strait collapse: a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water; strict and severe; "strait is the gate"

slough collapse: any outer covering that can be shed or cast off (such as the cast-off skin of a snake); a stagnant swamp (especially as part of a bayou); a hollow filled with mud

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