Give up
Give up verb - To give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress.
Stopping
Stopping noun - Fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members.
Both terms in one sentence
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Shinji learns to stand up for himself and stopping to run away and give up (Word of God stated in one of the author notes it was one of his main goals, since he simply hated what Shinji had become at End of Evangelion).
Source: Fanfic / The One I Love Is -
It'll give up and leave after a while, clearing the path to the omnitool you need to progress, but there's nothing stopping you from unlocking the seal and opening the door early.
Source: Video Game / SOMA -
Strangely there doesn't seem to be anything actually stopping commoners from learning magic, they just don't get picked for training (which makes sense, since those picked must have very high IQs and parents willing to give up all parental rights).
Source: Muggles
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