End
End verb - To bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end.
Usage example: unfortunately, an argument ended their date, and they're still not speaking to each other
Proceed
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Literal Split Personality: Near the end of the game, parts of her end up in the body of someone else, and then proceed to argue with the original body.
Source: Video Game / Deponia -
Boss Room: The end of every floor is one of these, to which you need to bring the boss key, defeat the boss and then proceed through the created portal to progress to the next floor.
Source: Video Game / Ziggurat -
Gut Feeling: "I find that when a body part starts making decisions, one must proceed with caution." Hands-On Approach: The first meeting between Shelly and Justin occurred off-screen when he invoked this trope on the receiving instruction end in her kickboxing class.
Source: Webcomic / Wapsi Square
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