Cycle
Cycle noun - A long or seemingly long period of time.
Usage example: years, centuries, and cycles will pass before I budge on that issue
Shake
Shake noun - A very small space of time.
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- Night Of Dark Shadows: Quentin has finally managed to shake off his past life as Charles Collins for good, chosen his wife and his friends over Angelique, and Carlotta Drake dies, apparently ending the cycle of reincarnation and death that curses both her and Quentin.
Source: Hope Spot / Live-Action Films
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