Collapse and Jerk

Collapse

Collapse verb - To fall down or in as a result of physical pressure.

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Jerk and collapse are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Jerk" instead a verb "Collapse".

Jerk verb - To move or cause to move with a sharp quick motion.

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Collapse and jerk are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Collapse" instead a verb "Jerk".

complete	complete collapse	complete jerk
utter	utter collapse	utter jerk
total	total collapse	total jerk
nasty	nasty collapse	nasty jerk
Other adjectives: real, massive, major, general, outright.

thanks	collapse thanks	jerk thanks
time	collapse time	jerk time
use	collapse use	jerk use
way	collapse way	jerk way
Other words: world, game, little, head, chaos, times, points, moments.

That being said, normal firearms in Stargate tends to avoid this trope (though people do jerk back at being shot, they'll simply collapse most of the time).

Source: Blown Across the Room
Conflict Ball: In the show, when Anne returns to court after her father's death and the collapse of the Lancastrian cause, Isabel is a complete jerk to her, despite the sisters' longstanding loyalty to each other, mainly to emphasize how lost and alone Anne feels at that point.

Source: Literature / The Cousins War Series

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