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discontinuity(noun, stop, end, event, disorder)
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opportunity(noun, go, turn, lead, informal)
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halt(noun, verb, stop, hold, calm)
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injure(verb, health, upset, trouble, get)
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smash(noun, verb, help, work, cut)
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violate(verb, disregard, fail, do, refuse)
15
disintegrate(verb, drop, give, decline, separate)
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disjunction(noun, crack, split, division, pause)
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fragment(noun, verb, separate, destroy, blow)
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hole(noun, verb, upset, open, disorder)
15
rent(noun, crack, split, pause, opening)
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ruin(verb, help, cut, beat, check)
15
sever(verb, stop, part, cut, separate)
15
tear(noun, verb, part, charge, cut)
15
transgress(verb, disregard, fail, do, refuse)
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division(noun, trouble, halt, fight, dispute)
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burst(noun, verb, break, separate, open)
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cease(noun, verb, stop, hold, drop)
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chance(noun, verb, go, end, light)
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detach(verb, part, cut, separate, open)
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