Catch and Peril

Catch

Catch noun - A danger or difficulty that is hidden or not easily recognized.

Usage example: the catch is that you have to come up with the money by tomorrow

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Peril and catch are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Peril" instead a noun "Catch".

Nearby Words: catchy, catching, catcher

Peril noun - Something that may cause injury or harm.

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Catch and peril are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Catch" instead a noun "Peril".

Nearby Words: perish, perilous, perilously, periled

old	old catch	old peril
real	real catch	real peril
great	great catch	great peril
main	main catch	main peril
Other adjectives: personal, new, major, desperate, aforementioned, incoming.

Brief Accent Imitation: In the episode "Upholstered Peril", there is a scene where Jim blasts an evil killer beanbag using his ray gun, then using a bowl to catch all of the beans from the beanbag.

Source: Western Animation / Earthworm Jim

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