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hindsight collapse: understanding the nature of an event after it has happened; "hindsight is always better than foresight"

flashback collapse: a transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to an earlier event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story; an unexpected but vivid recurrence of a past experience (especially a recurrence of the effects of an hallucinogenic drug taken much earlier)

picnic collapse: any informal meal eaten outside or on an excursion; eat alfresco, in the open air; "We picnicked near the lake on this gorgeous Sunday"

tract collapse: a system of body parts that together serve some particular purpose; a brief treatise on a subject of interest; published in the form of a booklet; an extended area of land

cram collapse: prepare (students) hastily for an impending exam; study intensively, as before an exam; "I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam"; put something somewhere so that the space is completely filled; "cram books into the suitcase"

course collapse: a mode of action; "if you persist in that course you will surely fail"; "once a nation is embarked on a course of action it becomes extremely difficult for any retraction to take place"; education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings; "he took a course in basket weaving"; "flirting is not unknown in college classes"; facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport; "the course had only nine holes"; "the course was less than a mile"; (construction) a layer of masonry; "a course of bricks"; part of a meal served at one time; "she prepared a three course meal"; a connected series of events or actions or developments; "the government took a firm course"; "historians can only point out those lines for which evidence is available"; general line of orientation; "the river takes a southern course"; "the northeastern trend of the coast"; hunt with hounds; "He often courses hares"; move swiftly through or over; "ships coursing the Atlantic"

impelling collapse: markedly effective as if by emotional pressure; "impelling skill as a teller of tales"; "an impelling personality"

arena collapse: a playing field where sports events take place; the central area of an ancient Roman amphitheater where contests and spectacles were held; especially an area that was strewn with sand

rush collapse: (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line; "the linebackers were ready to stop a rush"; a sudden burst of activity; "come back after the rush"; a sudden forceful flow; physician and American Revolutionary leader; signer of the Declaration of Independence (1745-1813); grasslike plants growing in wet places and having cylindrical often hollow stems; urge to an unnatural speed; "Don't rush me, please!"; act or move at high speed; "We have to rush!"; "hurry--it's late!"; attack suddenly; step on it; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"; run with the ball, in football

body language collapse: communication via the movements or attitudes of the body

major collapse: the principal field of study of a student at a university; "her major is linguistics"; a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain; a university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject; "she is a linguistics major"; British statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997 (born in 1943); greater in number or size or amount; "a major portion (a majority) of the population"; "Ursa Major"; "a major portion of the winnings"; greater in scope or effect; "a major contribution"; "a major improvement"; "a major break with tradition"; "a major misunderstanding"; of full legal age; of a scale or mode; "major scales"; "the key of D major"; of the field of academic study in which one concentrates or specializes; "his major field was mathematics"; of greater importance or stature or rank; "a major artist"; "a major role"; "major highways"; of greater seriousness or danger; "a major earthquake"; "a major hurricane"; "a major illness"; have as one's principal field of study; "She is majoring in linguistics"

freedom collapse: the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints

stream collapse: dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas; "two streams of development run through American history"; "stream of consciousness"; "the flow of thought"; "the current of history"; a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth; something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously; "a stream of people emptied from the terminal"; "the museum had planned carefully for the flow of visitors"; exude profusely; "She was streaming with sweat"; "His nose streamed blood"; flow freely and abundantly; "Tears streamed down her face"; to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind; "their manes streamed like stiff black pennants in the wind"

incite collapse: provoke or stir up; "incite a riot"; "set off great unrest among the people"

memorize collapse: commit to memory; learn by heart; "Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?"

retrospection collapse: memory for experiences that are past; "some psychologists tried to contrast retrospection and introspection"; reference to things past; "the story begins with no introductory retrospections"

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