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waiting game: a strategy of delay

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sufferance collapse: patient endurance especially of pain or distress

longanimity collapse

nonparticipation collapse

bucket shop collapse: (formerly) a cheap saloon selling liquor by the bucket; an unethical or overly aggressive brokerage firm

shell game collapse: a swindling sleight-of-hand game; victim guesses which of three things a pellet is under

stoicism collapse: an indifference to pleasure or pain; (philosophy) the philosophical system of the Stoics following the teachings of the ancient Greek philosopher Zeno

long suffering collapse

forearmed collapse

forewarned collapse

not surprised collapse

boiler room collapse

dormancy collapse: a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction; "the volcano erupted after centuries of dormancy"

inactivity collapse: being inactive; being less active

noninvolvement collapse

on the lookout for collapse

immobility collapse: the quality of not moving

stasis collapse: inactivity resulting from a static balance between opposing forces; an abnormal state in which the normal flow of a liquid (such as blood) is slowed or stopped

nonviolence collapse

pacifism collapse: the belief that all international disputes can be settled by arbitration; the doctrine that all violence in unjustifiable

livestock collapse: not used technically; any animals kept for use or profit

fauna collapse: all the animal life in a particular region or period; "the fauna of China"; "the zoology of the Pliocene epoch"

wildlife collapse: all living things (except people) that are undomesticated; "chemicals could kill all the wildlife"

thimblerig collapse

unsurprised collapse: not surprised or expressing surprise; "that unsuprised obstinate look on his face"

vegetation collapse: inactivity that is passive and monotonous, comparable to the inactivity of plant life; "their holiday was spent in sleep and vegetation"; an abnormal growth or excrescence (especially a warty excrescence on the valves of the heart); all the plant life in a particular region or period; "Pleistocene vegetation"; "the flora of southern California"; "the botany of China"; the process of growth in plants

procrastination collapse: the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time

chambermaid collapse: a maid who is employed to clean and care for bedrooms (now primarily in hotels)

au pair girl collapse: a foreign girl serving as an au pair

pinball collapse: a game played on a sloping board; the object is to propel marbles against pins or into pockets

roulette collapse: a gambling game in which players bet on which compartment of a revolving wheel a small ball will come to rest in; a wheel with teeth for making a row of perforations; a line generated by a point on one figure rolling around a second figure

indolence collapse: inactivity resulting from a dislike of work

anticipating collapse

waiting collapse: being and remaining ready and available for use; "waiting cars and limousines lined the curb"; "found her mother waiting for them"; "an impressive array of food ready and waiting for the guests"; "military forces ready and waiting"

big game collapse: large animals that are hunted for sport

perseverance collapse: the act of persisting or persevering; continuing or repeating behavior; "his perseveration continued to the point where it was no longer appropriate"

quietism collapse: a form of religious mysticism requiring withdrawal from all human effort and passive contemplation of God

idleness collapse: having no employment

expectant collapse

fortitude collapse: strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity with courage

indulgence collapse: the remission by the pope of the temporal punishment in purgatory that is still due for sins even after absolution; "in the Middle Ages the unrestricted sale of indulgences by pardoners became a widespread abuse"; the act of indulging or gratifying a desire; a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone; "too much indulgence spoils a child"; an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires

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