Can and Finish

Can

Can verb - To let go from office, service, or employment.

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Finish and can are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Finish" instead a verb "Can".

Finish verb - To bring (something) to a state where nothing remains to be done.

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Can and finish are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Can" instead a verb "Finish".

Nearby Words: finished, finis, finishing, finisher

normal	normal can	normal finish
specific	specific can	specific finish
original	original can	original finish
actual	actual can	actual finish
Other adjectives: blue, bad, new, final.

The buff, however, is active immediately (there's an animation for eating, but it doesn't have to finish and can even be done in the middle of battle) and can be done as fast as you can.

Source: Hyperactive Metabolism
You can use magic against Shadowkeeper, the boss of the 5th tower in the Underworld, and a spray from a Fire Ring can almost finish him in one shot.

Source: Video Game / Terranigma
Lastly, and this can be easy to miss, Ezio's left hand hidden blade has a white-silver finish, whereas his right hand blade has a black finish.

Source: Video Game / Assassin's Creed II

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