Falls
Falls noun - A steep descent of the water of a river.
Skips
Both words in one sentence
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In Two Thrones, he skips the sleeves part, falls into a hole, and wakes up shirtless.
Source: Walking Shirtless Scene -
By contrast, the 2005 revival series skips the coy innuendo and allows itself to be actually gay (with occasional falls into Queer People Are Funny from time to time).
Source: Bait-and-Switch Lesbians -
Nikki is left unable to defend herself and loses the match, AJ skips around the ring to then get drop kicked in the face by Brie, AJ rolls out of the ring, and Tamina lifts Brie onto her shoulder, but Brie slips out of it and drop kicks Tamina in the face and falls out of the ring.
Source: Wrestling / Bella Twins
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