Fail
Fail verb - To stop functioning.
Regain
Regain verb - To get again in one's possession.
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Synonyms for Regain
Nearby Word: regaining
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Both words in one sentence
- Only sheer recklessness is the way to fail the mission, as with Tosh you can consume an infantry unit to regain energy and stand next to Medics constantly to heal yourself.
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Million-to-One Chance: When Warbucks considers getting surgery to regain his lost eyesight, Doc Lens tells him that the odds that the surgery will fail are a hundred to one, and that if it fails Warbucks won't even survive.
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Evil Will Fail/Hope Springs Eternal: It's heavily implied at the end that Madoka will eventually regain her memories and once that happens, she and Homura will most likely become enemies.
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