Kick and Start

Kick

Kick noun - A pleasurably intense stimulation of the feelings.

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Start and kick are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Start" instead the word "Kick" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: kicked, kickback, kicker, kicking

Start noun - The point at which something begins.

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Kick and start are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Kick" instead the word "Start" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: started, startled, starting, starter, startup

good	good kick	good start
nice	nice kick	nice start
long	long kick	long start
standing	standing kick	standing start
Other adjectives: complete, free, small, strong, actual, real, massive, big, huge, weak, bad, new, final, few, extra, flying, last, several, running, literal.

This actually helped her solve the mystery when a single kick caused two separate people to start limping.

Source: Little Girls Kick Shins
This doesn't actually give you a game over, but it does kick you out and force you to start again, so it's similar.

Source: Video Game / The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
The very existence of the islands makes the game's setting akin to an Alternate Universe, and even helps kick-start the whole "Cold War gone hot" Alternate History plot.

Source: Video Game / Operation Flashpoint

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