Break and Turn

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Break verb - To depart abruptly from a straight line or course.

Usage example: the running back broke to his left before running out of bounds

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Turn is a synonym for break in till topic. In some cases you can use "Turn" instead the word "Break" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: breach, breakdown, breaking, breakup, breakable

Turn verb - To move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis.

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Break is a synonym for turn in till topic. Sometimes you can use "Break" instead the word "Turn" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: turned, turning

full	full break	full turn
brief	brief break	brief turn
short	short break	short turn
complete	complete break	complete turn
Other adjectives: single, nasty, actual, entire, real, massive, big, serious, huge, quick, new, major, dramatic, final, apparent, temporary, next, last, sudden.

character	break character	turn character
power	break power	turn power
people	break people	turn people
control	break control	turn control
Other words: hand, time, world, game, back, weapon, arms.

In Return of the Jedi, Emperor Palpatine focuses his full powers of charm and scheming to break and turn Luke.

Source: Break Them by Talking
Pumping points into Luck will mostly counteract your failure chance, and melee/unarmed ignore the worst kinds of failure.note The worst they can do is drop, lose your turn or break a limb.

Source: Video Game / Fallout 2
Rather than a limit break guage, there is a small chance of characters being able to use their limit break on any turn.

Source: Limit Break / Video Games

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