Catch and Leave

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Catch verb - To take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly.

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Leave is an antonym for catch in come from behind and grab topic.

Nearby Words: catchy, catching, catcher

Leave verb - To cause to remain behind.

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Catch is an antonym for leave.

Nearby Words: leaving, leaven, leaved, leaver

good	good catch	good leave
nice	nice catch	nice leave
best	best catch	best leave
long	long catch	long leave
Other adjectives: typical, short, single, real, huge, little, extra.

Super Robot Wars games are a bit more forgiving on this front than Fire Emblem, but this trope is still there: pilots that leave your party always catch up to your average level when they return.

Source: Can't Catch Up
Persona 4: "Calm down." and "I should leave them be." have become Yu Narukami's catch phrases.

Source: Catch Phrase / Video Games
The catch is that when they are given the signal to leave, they have to, otherwise they will be unable to age normally; as such, they are forced to leave any friends they make behind over and over.

Source: Ascended Fridge Horror

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