Calm
Calm verb - To free from distress or disturbance.
Move
Move verb - To rouse to strong feeling or action.
Usage example: the heartfelt appeal moved the people to reach into their pockets and donate generously
How words are described
| good | good calm | good move |
| similar | similar calm | similar move |
| normal | normal calm | normal move |
| complete | complete calm | complete move |
| Other adjectives: unprecedented. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- The song abruptly ends and goes into "A Warm Place", which is both a sudden realization that what he just did both didn't work and was kind of a dick move and the calm before the storm (the storm being the bottom of the spiral).
Source: Analysis / The Downward Spiral -
Made worse that when things eventually calm down, Kal-El actually sees the reason in the move and agrees even after being attacked.
- Gali is normally calm and collected as the Toa of Water Poor Communication Kills: Played for laughs when Kopaka is buried under a pile of rocks after Pohatu tried to warn him to move out of the way.
Source: Webcomic / Bionicle Manga
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