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retiring collapse: not arrogant or presuming; "unassuming to a fault, skeptical about the value of his work"; "a shy retiring girl"

uncongenial collapse: used of plant stock or scions; incapable of being grafted; not suitable to your tastes or needs; "the uncongenial roommates were always fighting"; "the task was uncongenial to one sensitive to rebuffs"

eagerness collapse: a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something

altruism collapse: the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others

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"

transference collapse: (psychoanalysis) the process whereby emotions are passed on or displaced from one person to another; during psychoanalysis the displacement of feelings toward others (usually the parents) is onto the analyst

free will collapse: the power of making free choices unconstrained by external agencies

sale collapse: a particular instance of selling; "he has just made his first sale"; "they had to complete the sale before the banks closed"; the general activity of selling; "they tried to boost sales"; "laws limit the sale of handguns"; an occasion (usually brief) for buying at specially reduced prices; "they held a sale to reduce their inventory"; "I got some great bargains at their annual sale"; an agreement (or contract) in which property is transferred from the seller (vendor) to the buyer (vendee) for a fixed price in money (paid or agreed to be paid by the buyer); "the salesman faxed the sales agreement to his home office"; the state of being purchasable; offered or exhibited for selling; "you'll find vitamin C for sale at most pharmacies"; "the new line of cars will soon be on sale"

loading collapse: the labor of putting a load of something on or in a vehicle or ship or container etc.; "the loading took 2 hours"; the ratio of the gross weight of an airplane to some factor determining its lift

soft spot collapse: a sentimental affection; "she had a soft spot for her youngest son"

bashful collapse: disposed to avoid notice; "they considered themselves a tough outfit and weren't bashful about letting anybody know it"; (`blate' is a Scottish term for bashful); self-consciously timid; "I never laughed, being bashful; lowering my head, I looked at the wall"- Ezra Pound

tranquillity collapse: a state of peace and quiet; an untroubled state; free from disturbances

evil eye collapse: a look that is believed to have the power of inflicting harm

distribution collapse: the act of distributing or spreading or apportioning; the commercial activity of transporting and selling goods from a producer to a consumer; the spatial property of being scattered about over an area or volume; (statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence

reserved collapse: cool and formal in manner; marked by self-restraint and reticence; "was habitually reserved in speech, withholding her opinion"-Victoria Sackville-West; set aside for the use of a particular person or party

suppressed collapse: kept from public knowledge by various means;; manifesting or subjected to suppression; "a suppressed press"

shrinking collapse: the act of becoming less; process or result of becoming less or smaller; "the material lost 2 inches per yard in shrinkage"

private collapse: an enlisted man of the lowest rank; "our prisoner was just a private and knew nothing of value"; concerning things deeply private and personal; "private correspondence"; "private family matters"; confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy; "a private place"; "private discussions"; "private lessons"; "a private club"; "a private secretary"; "private property"; "the former President is now a private citizen"; "public figures struggle to maintain a private life"

quiet collapse: of the sun; characterized by a low level of surface phenomena like sun spots e.g.; not showy or obtrusive; "clothes in quiet good taste"; free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound; "a quiet audience at the concert"; "the room was dark and quiet"; characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity; "a quiet life"; "a quiet throng of onlookers"; "quiet peace-loving people"; "the factions remained quiet for almost 10 years"

chilly collapse: not characterized by emotion; "a female form in marble--a chilly but ideal medium for depicting abstract virtues"-C.W.Cunningham; lacking warmth of feeling; "a chilly greeting"

emplacement collapse: military installation consisting of a prepared position for siting a weapon

compassion collapse: the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it; a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering

distant collapse: apart in space; "distant lands"; "remote stars"; separate or apart in time; "distant events"; "the remote past or future"; separated in space or coming from or going to a distance; "distant villages"; "the sound of distant traffic"; "a distant sound"; "a distant telephone call"; far apart in relevance or relationship; "a distant cousin"; "a distant likeness"

syntax collapse: the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences; studies of the rules for forming admissible sentences; a systematic orderly arrangement

ejection collapse: the act of forcing out someone or something; "the ejection of troublemakers by the police"; "the child's expulsion from school"

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