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napping collapse: not prepared or vigilant; "the blow caught him napping"; "caught in an off-guard moment"; "found him off his guard"

set back collapse: slow down the progress of; hinder; "His late start set him back"; cost a certain amount; "My daughter's wedding set me back $20,000"

oppression collapse: the act of subjugating by cruelty; "the tyrant's oppression of the people"; a feeling of being oppressed; the state of being kept down by unjust use of force or authority: "after years of oppression they finally revolted"

composure collapse: steadiness of mind under stress; "he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity"

pull in collapse: move into (a station) of trains; "The bullet train drew into Tokyo Station"

muse collapse: the source of an artist's inspiration; "Euterpe was his muse"; in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science

sensation collapse: an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation; "a sensation of touch"; a general feeling of excitement and heightened interest; "anticipation produced in me a sensation somewhere between hope and fear"; a state of widespread public excitement and interest; "the news caused a sensation"

premeditated collapse: characterized by deliberate purpose and some degree of planning; "a premeditated crime"

bondage collapse: sexual practice that involves physically restraining (by cords or handcuffs) one of the partners; the state of being under the control of another person; the state of being under the control of a force or influence or abstract power; "he was in bondage to fear:; "he sought release from his bondage to Satan"; "a self freed from the bondage of time"

greyhound collapse: a tall slender dog of an ancient breed noted for swiftness and keen sight; used as a racing dog

barnstorm collapse: tour the country making political speeches, giving lectures, or presenting plays; "The presidential candidates are busy barnstorming this month"; appear at county fairs and carnivals as a stunt flier and parachute jumper

philosophy collapse: any personal belief about how to live or how to deal with a situation; "self-indulgence was his only philosophy"; "my father's philosophy of child-rearing was to let mother do it"; the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics

confidence collapse: a secret that is confided or entrusted to another; "everyone trusted him with their confidences"; "the priest could not reveal her confidences"; a feeling of trust (in someone or something); "I have confidence in our team"; "confidence is always borrowed, never owned"; a trustful relationship; "he took me into his confidence"; "he betrayed their trust"; a state of confident hopefulness that events will be favorable; "public confidence in the economy"

exclamation collapse: an abrupt excited utterance; "she gave an exclamation of delight"; "there was much exclaiming over it"; a loud complaint or protest or reproach

instantaneous collapse: occurring with no delay; "relief was instantaneous"; "instant gratification"

adored collapse: regarded with deep or rapturous love (especially as if for a god); "adored grandchildren"; "an idolized wife"

meditation collapse: continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature; "the habit of meditation is the basis for all real knowledge"; (religion) contemplation of spiritual matters (usually on religious or philosophical subjects)

refractory collapse: temporarily unresponsive or not fully responsive to nervous or sexual stimuli; "the refractory period of a muscle fiber"; not responding to treatment; "a stubborn infection"; "a refractory case of acne"; "stubborn rust stains"

govern collapse: direct or strongly influence the behavior of; "His belief in God governs his conduct"; exercise authority over; as of nations; "Who is governing the country now?"; require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood; "most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German"

subscript collapse: a character or symbol set or printed or written beneath or slightly below and to the side of another character; written or printed below and to one side of another character

follow through collapse: pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue; "Did he go through with the treatment?"; "He implemented a new economic plan"; "She followed up his recommendations with a written proposal"; carry a stroke to natural completion after hitting or releasing a ball

valued collapse: (usually used in combination) having value of a specified kind; "triple-valued"; held in great esteem for admirable qualities especially of an intrinsic nature; "a valued friend"

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