Begin
Begin verb - To take the first step in (a process or course of action).
Stand still is an antonym for begin.
Nearby Word: beginning
Stand still
Stand still verb - Remain in place; hold still; remain fixed or immobile.
Both terms in one sentence
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Mood Whiplash: After Superman has been crushed under the bus that Non and Ursa threw, the people of Metropolis assume him dead and band together to attack the Kryptonian criminals... who simply stand still and begin blowing them away with their gale-force wind equivalent breath.
Source: Film / Superman II
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