Gasps
Starts
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Gory Discretion Shot: We aren't shown how Sudubaal dies, but the scene starts with Thorgar raising his axe, a cut to black and his last gasps of life.
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Brutal Honesty: Rocket, when he starts mocking Drax for revealing their location to Ronan.Rocket: Oh, "boo-hoo-hoo, my wife and child are dead." Groot: [gasps] Rocket: Oh I don't care if it's mean!
Source: Film / Guardians of the Galaxy - When she drops him off at a roadside diner, she tells him, "Be sure and say 'Large Marge helped you."' When he does so, the whole diner gasps and one of the drivers starts retelling the same tale, pointing to a picture of Large Marge hanging on the wall.
Source: Dead All Along
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