Apply
Finish
Finish verb - To bring (something) to a state where nothing remains to be done.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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But other than that, same rules apply—The Hero needs to go on an adventure to finish things.
Source: So Near Yet So Far -
Gone Horribly Right: Armpit has a suggestion about the showers, that the four-minute shower should be changed so the water sprays for a minute, stops for one minute to allow them to apply soap, then restart for three minutes to finish.
Source: Literature / Holes
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