Bit and Shake

Bit

Bit noun - An indefinite but usually short period of time.

Usage example: this will only take a bit

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Shake and bit are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shake" instead a noun "Bit".

Nearby Word: bite

Shake noun - A very small space of time.

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Bit and shake are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bit" instead a noun "Shake".

Nearby Words: shaky, shaking, shaken, shakedown, shaker

good	good bit	good shake
long	long bit	long shake
short	short bit	short shake
fair	fair bit	fair shake
Other adjectives: obvious, brilliant, real, hard, large, little, slight, quick, subtle, slightest, extra.

The cameras can often be seen to shake when artillery rounds land, and they shake quite a bit more when the cameraman follows American soldiers on the attack.

Source: Film / The Battle of San Pietro
A heroic example appears in Hogfather, where Susan uses this on Psychopathic Manchild Jonathan Teatime — the first time anyone's managed to shake him up even a little bit.

Source: Break Them by Talking
However, the Elsie/Haqua/Tenri situation gets a bit of a shake up following the Hinoki arc.

Source: Manga / The World God Only Knows

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