Fall and Shake

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

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

Nearby Words: falling, fallen

Shake verb - To make a series of small irregular or violent movements.

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Fall and shake are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fall" instead a verb "Shake".

Nearby Words: shaky, shaking, shaken, shakedown, shaker

human	human fall	human shake
good	good fall	good shake
long	long fall	long shake
short	short fall	short shake
Other adjectives: true, hard, large, serious, huge, little, main, subsequent, giant, aforementioned.

Temporary Platform: Small floating platforms will shake and fall when you step on them, but they respawn, too.

Source: Video Game / A Boy and His Blob
There is another level, "Platform Peril", that consists almost exclusively of various moving platforms that shake and fall after a certain distance.

Source: Temporary Platform
Hades and Ares fall hundreds of feet and shake it off, especially Ares who is completely unharmed Magma Man: Kronos could be the poster boy of this trope.

Source: Film / Clash of the Titans (2010)

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