Halt
Halt verb - To bring (something) to a standstill.
Shadow
Shadow verb - To go after or on the track of.
Both words in one sentence
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The song ends on a depressing note when the music slowly but surely loses all of its cheeriness and comes to a halt, signifying the city nowadays is only a shadow of its former self.
Source: Music / Jacques Brel -
Coraline seems to take it as a time limit; at one moment the shadow notably (and audibly at that) grinds to a halt when the final Ghost-Child's eye/soul is won.
Source: Western Animation / Coraline -
Breather Episode Episode 5 is definitely this; bringing the plot to a halt after the Shadow Yukiko battle to focus on the Strength and Moon Social Links.
Source: Anime / Persona 4: The Animation
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