Fall and Proceed

Fall

Fall verb - To go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily.

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Proceed and fall are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Proceed" instead a verb "Fall".

Nearby Words: falling, fallen

Proceed verb - To move forward along a course.

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Fall and proceed are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fall" instead a verb "Proceed".

Nearby Word: proceeding

life	fall life	proceed life
time	fall time	proceed time
way	fall way	proceed way
characters	fall characters	proceed characters
Other words: victim, weapon, enemy, powers.

Rule of Funny dictates that it would proceed to fall off, taking all your gold, unequipped weapons and changes of underwear with it.

Source: Offscreen Inertia
This ultimately backfires when the new roommates fall in love and proceed to cause Shillinger grief for the remainder of the series in a cycle of revenge plots.

Source: Becoming the Mask
At a few points, players will need both parties in order to proceed, such as having one party hold a lever while another crosses a chandelier that would otherwise fall under their weight.

Source: Video Game / Final Fantasy VIII

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