Attain
Attain verb - To obtain (as a goal) through effort.
Usage example: Napoléon had attained mastery of much of Europe at that point
Fail
Fail verb - To stop functioning.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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This can result in an Unwinnable by Mistake scenario, as the player can get past the point where they can attain a crucial item, or having an irreplaceable NPC simply fail to appear.
Source: Sequence Breaking
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Fail and Attain. (2016). Retrieved 2023, June 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/attain/fail
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Fail or Attain. 2016. Accessed June 08, 2023. https://thesaurus.plus/related/attain/fail.
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