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nervous tension collapse

bear down collapse: exert a force or cause a strain upon; "This tax bears down on the lower middle class"; pay special attention to; "The lectures bore down on the political background"; exert full strength; "The pitcher bore down"; contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery

mishmash collapse

choke collapse: a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine; a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current; breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; "She choked with emotion when she spoke about her deceased husband"; constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing; reduce the air supply; "choke a carburetor"; be too tight; rub or press; "This neckband is choking the cat"; wring the neck of; "The man choked his opponent"; check or slow down the action or effect of; "She choked her anger"; fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation; "The team should have won hands down but choked, disappointing the coach and the audience"

teardrop collapse: anything shaped like a falling drop (as a pendant gem on an earring)

tiff collapse

pother collapse: make upset or troubled

aim collapse: the action of directing something at an object; "he took aim and fired"; the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable); "the sole object of her trip was to see her children"; propose or intend; "I aim to arrive at noon"; direct (a remark) toward an intended goal; "She wanted to aim a pun"; aim or direct at; as of blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment; "Please don't aim at your little brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at one's opponent"

solicitous collapse: showing hovering attentiveness; "solicitous about her health"; "made solicitous inquiries about our family"; full of anxiety and concern; "solicitous parents"; "solicitous about the future"

wrestle collapse: the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat; "they had a fierce wrestle"; "we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully"; engage in deep thought, consideration, or debate; "I wrestled with this decision for years"; combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force; "He wrestled all his life with his feeling of inferiority"; engage in a wrestling match; "The children wrestled in the garden"

overdrive collapse: a high gear used at high speeds to maintain the driving speed with less output power; the state of high or excessive activity or productivity or concentration; "Troops are ready to go into overdrive as soon as the signal is given"; "Melissa's brain was in overdrive"; drive or work too hard; "The teacher is overworking his students"; "Overdriving people often suffer stress"

overwork collapse: the act of working too much or too long; "he became ill from overwork"; use too much; "This play has been overworked"; work excessively hard; "he is exploiting the students"

smoothly collapse: with no problems or difficulties; "put the plans into effect quickly and smoothly"; in a smooth and diplomatic manner; "`And now,' he said smoothly, `we will continue the conversation'"

griddle collapse: cooking utensil consisting of a flat heated surface (as on top of a stove) on which food is cooked; cook on a griddle; "griddle pancakes"

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

bloom collapse: a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health; the best time of youth; produce or yield flowers; "The cherry tree bloomed"

impetuous collapse: marked by violent force; "impetuous heaving waves"

scorch collapse: a discoloration caused by heat; a plant disease that produces a browning or scorched appearance of plant tissues; a surface burn; become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditions; "The exposed tree scorched in the hot sun"; destroy completely by or as if by fire; "The wildfire scorched the forest and several homes"; "the invaders scorched the land"; become superficially burned; "my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames"

disquieted collapse: afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief; "too upset to say anything"; "spent many disquieted moments"; "distressed about her son's leaving home"; "lapsed into disturbed sleep"; "worried parents"; "a worried frown"; "one last worried check of the sleeping children"

jumble collapse: small flat ring-shaped cake or cookie; assemble without order or sense; "She jumbles the words when she is supposed to write a sentence"; be all mixed up or jumbled together; "His words jumbled"

breathless collapse: appearing dead; not breathing or having no perceptible pulse; "an inanimate body"; "pulseless and dead"; not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty; "breathless at thought of what I had done"; "breathless from running"; "followed the match with breathless interest"; tending to cause suspension of regular breathing; "a breathless flight"; "breathtaking adventure"

spark collapse: a small fragment of a burning substance thrown out by burning material or by friction; Scottish writer of satirical novels (born in 1918); a small but noticeable trace of some quality that might become stronger; "a spark of interest"; "a spark of decency"; emit or produce sparks; "A high tension wire, brought down by a storm, can continue to spark"

poach collapse: cook in a simmering liquid; "poached apricots"; hunt illegally; "people are poaching elephants for their ivory"

roast collapse: a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion; (meat) cooked by dry heat in an oven; cook with dry heat, usually in an oven; "roast the turkey"

toast collapse: slices of bread that have been toasted; a celebrity who receives much acclaim and attention; "he was the toast of the town"; propose a toast to; "Let us toast the birthday girl!"; "Let's drink to the New Year"

stick it out collapse

water collapse: a fluid necessary for the life of most animals and plants; "he asked for a drink of water"; binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent; once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles); secrete or form water, as tears or saliva; "My mouth watered at the prospect of a good dinner"; "His eyes watered"; supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams; "Water the fields"; fill with tears; "His eyes were watering"; provide with water; "We watered the buffalo"

never say die collapse

spadework collapse: dull or routine preliminary work preparing for an undertaking

saliva collapse: a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches

potpourri collapse: a jar of mixed flower petals and spices used as perfume

lightly collapse: with indifference or without dejection; "he took it lightly"; indulging with temperance; "we eat lightly in the morning"; to a slight degree; "her speech is only lightly accented"; with little weight or force; "she kissed him lightly on the forehead"; with few burdens; "experienced travellers travel light"; without good reason; "one cannot say such things lightly"

mulct collapse: impose a fine on; "he was fined for littering"

apprehensive collapse: in fear or dread of possible evil or harm; "apprehensive for one's life"; "apprehensive of danger"; mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc; "apprehensive about her job"; "not used to a city and worried about small things"; "felt apprehensive about the consequences"; quick to understand; "a kind and apprehensive friend"- Nathaniel Hawthorne

cloud collapse: a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude; any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible; out of touch with reality; "his head was in the clouds"; suspicion affecting your reputation; "after that mistake he was under a cloud"; a cause of worry or gloom or trouble; "the only cloud on the horizon was the possibility of dissent by the French"; make milky or dull; "The chemical clouded the liquid to which it was added"; make gloomy or depressed; "Their faces were clouded with sadness"; billow up in the form of a cloud; "The smoke clouded above the houses"

slum collapse: a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions; visit slums for entertainment or out of curiosity

watering place collapse: a health resort near a spring or at the seaside

unholy mess collapse

bafflement collapse

hang in collapse

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