Finish and Work

Finish

Finish verb - To bring (something) to a state where nothing remains to be done.

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Work and finish are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Work" instead a verb "Finish".

Nearby Words: finished, finis, finishing, finisher

Work verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).

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Finish and work are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Finish" instead a verb "Work".

Nearby Words: works, working, worked, workable, worker

good	good finish	good work
best	best finish	best work
normal	normal finish	normal work
specific	specific finish	specific work
Other adjectives: short, original, actual, bad, quick, excellent, quite, new, early, final, less.

part	finish part	work part
match	finish match	work match
job	finish job	work job
time	finish time	work time
Other words: way, spell, story, song, times.

Though author has expressed the desire via tumblr account to resume work and finish the story, with ideas for a sequel set in the Halo verse.

Source: Fanfic Recs / Halo
Ellington's work schedule was also affected because he was almost continuously touring, giving him little time to finish many of the things he started, so he'd get Strayhorn to finish them instead, which Strayhorn was happy to do.

Source: Music / Duke Ellington
As for Emma Watson... much like her character, she has done very well in school work and has since decided that, after her work with the movie series is done, she'll take a career break to finish her college degree like Natalie Portman did.

Source: Former Child Star

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