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nonfeasance collapse: a failure to act when under an obligation to do so; a refusal (without sufficient excuse) to do that which it is your legal duty to do

attention collapse: a courteous act indicating affection; "she tried to win his heart with her many attentions"; a motionless erect stance with arms at the sides and feet together; assumed by military personnel during drill or review; "the troops stood at attention"; the faculty or power of mental concentration; "keeping track of all the details requires your complete attention"; the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others; a general interest that leads people to want to know more; "She was the center of attention"

hang together collapse: be connected; "In my heart I can make the world hang together"

undertaking collapse: any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings"; the trade of a funeral director

deadness collapse: the inanimate property of something that has died; the physical property of something that has lost its elasticity; "he objected to the deadness of the tennis balls"

conspire collapse: engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together; "They conspired to overthrow the government"; act in unison or agreement and in secret towards a deceitful or illegal purpose; "The two companies conspired to cause the value of the stock to fall"

disobedience collapse: the failure to obey; the trait of being unwilling to obey

hegira collapse: the flight of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 which marked the beginning of the Muslim era; the Muslim calendar begins in that year

supplant collapse: take the place or move into the position of; "Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left"; "the computer has supplanted the slide rule"; "Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school"

drawl collapse: a slow speech pattern with prolonged vowels; lengthen and slow down or draw out; "drawl one's vowels"

benefit collapse: something that aids or promotes well-being; "for the common good"; a performance to raise money for a charitable cause; financial assistance in time of need; be beneficial for; "This will do you good"

sin collapse: an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will; violent and excited activity; "they began to fight like sin"; estrangement from god; the 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet; (Akkadian) god of the moon; counterpart of Sumerian Nanna; commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law; commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake; "I blundered during the job interview"

affect collapse: the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion; act physically on; have an effect upon; have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?"; have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd"

sackcloth and ashes collapse: a display of extreme remorse or repentance or grief

mugwump collapse: a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics); someone who bolted from the Republican Party during the U.S. presidential election of 1884

tie up collapse: finish the last row; restrain from moving or operating normally; "Traffic is tied up for miles around the bridge where the accident occurred"; invest so as to make unavailable for other purposes; "All my money is tied up in long-term investments"

slowly collapse: without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly'); "he spoke slowly"; "go easy here--the road is slippery"; "glaciers move tardily"; "please go slow so I can see the sights"

easily collapse: without question; "easily the best book she's written"; with ease (`easy' is sometimes used informally for `easily'); "she was easily excited"; "was easily confused"; "he won easily"; "this china breaks very easily"; "success came too easy"

speak for collapse: be a spokesperson for; "He represents the Government's position"

legislation collapse: the act of making or enacting laws; law enacted by a legislative body

thinking collapse: the process of using your mind to consider something carefully; "thinking always made him frown"; "she paused for thought"

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