Fail and Lighten

Fail

Fail verb - To stop functioning.

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Lighten and fail are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lighten" instead a verb "Fail".

Nearby Words: failure, failing, failed

Lighten verb - To become glad or hopeful.

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Fail and lighten are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fail" instead a verb "Lighten".

Nearby Words: light, lightly, lightness, lighter, lightening

people	fail people	lighten people
game	fail game	lighten game

Battler Ushiromiya from Umineko: When They Cry attempts to grope every girl he sees, expecting it to fail and for the expected slap to lighten the mood.

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