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dither collapse: an excited state of agitation; "he was in a dither"; "there was a terrible flap about the theft"; make a fuss; be agitated; act nervously; be undecided; be uncertain

suffocate collapse: feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air; "The room was hot and stuffy and we were suffocating"; be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child suffocated under the pillow"; suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of; "His job suffocated him"; become stultified, suppressed, or stifled; "He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village"; impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"

smolder collapse: burn slowly and without a flame; "a smoldering fire"; have strong suppressed feelings

wait collapse: the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something); "the wait was an ordeal for him"; serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant; "I'm waiting on tables at Maxim's"; stay in one place and anticipate or expect something; "I had to wait on line for an hour to get the tickets"; wait before acting; "the scientists held off announcing their results until they repeated the experiment"

effortlessly collapse: without effort or apparent effort; "she danced gracefully and effortlessly"; "swallows gliding effortlessly through the air"

maze collapse: complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost

simmer collapse: temperature just below the boiling point; "the stew remained at a simmer for hours"; boil slowly at low temperature; "simmer the sauce"; "simmering water"

nervousness collapse: a sensitive or highly strung temperament; an uneasy psychological state; "he suffered an attack of nerves"

seek collapse: the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk; inquire for; "seek directions from a local"; go to or towards; "a liquid seeks its own level"; try to get or reach; "seek a position"; "seek an education"; "seek happiness"

disorientation collapse: confusion (usually transient) about where you are and how to proceed; uncertainty as to direction; "his disorientation was the result of inattention"; a wild delusion (especially one induced by a hallucinogenic drug)

dudgeon collapse: a feeling of intense indignation (now used only in the phrase `in high dudgeon')

flare up collapse: ignite quickly and suddenly, especially after having died down; "the fire flared up and died down once again"

stew collapse: food prepared by stewing especially meat or fish with vegetables; cook slowly and for a long time in liquid; "Stew the vegetables in wine"; bear a grudge; harbor ill feelings

fry collapse: English dramatist noted for his comic verse dramas (born 1907); English painter and art critic (1866-1934); cook on a hot surface using fat; "fry the pancakes"; be excessively hot; "If the children stay out on the beach for another hour, they'll be fried"

agitation collapse: the act of agitating something; causing it to move around (usually vigorously); disturbance usually in protest; the feeling of being agitated; not calm; a state of agitation or turbulent change or development; "the political ferment produced new leadership"; "social unrest"; a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance

fuss collapse: an angry disturbance; "he didn't want to make a fuss"; "they had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother"; worry unnecessarily or excessively; "don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now"

anxious collapse: causing or fraught with or showing anxiety; "spent an anxious night waiting for the test results"; "cast anxious glances behind her"; "those nervous moments before takeoff"; "an unquiet mind"

swimmingly collapse: with great ease and success; "in spite of some mishaps, everything went swimmingly"

painless collapse: requiring little hard work or exertion; "a painless solution to the problem"; not causing physical or psychological pain; "painless dentistry"

bathhouse collapse: a building containing public baths; a building containing dressing rooms for bathers

lymph collapse: a thin coagulable fluid (similar to plasma but) containing white blood cells (lymphocytes) and chyle; is conveyed to the blood stream by lymphatic vessels

like clockwork collapse: with regularity and precision; "the rocket launch went off like clockwork"

exude collapse: release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities; "exude sweat through the pores"; make apparent by one's mood or behaviour; "She exudes great confidence"

excitement collapse: the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up; "his face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled"; "he tried to calm those who were in a state of extreme inflammation"

embarrassed collapse: made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride; "too embarrassed to say hello to his drunken father on the street"; "humiliated that his wife had to go out to work"; "felt mortified by the comparison with her sister"

seep collapse: pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings

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