Limit and Shift

Limit

Limit noun - A real or imaginary point beyond which a person or thing cannot go.

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Shift and limit are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shift" instead a noun "Limit".

Shift noun - An action planned or taken to achieve a desired result.

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Limit and shift are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Limit" instead a noun "Shift".

Nearby Words: shifting, shifted, shifty, shiftiness, shifter

similar	similar limit	similar shift
total	total limit	total shift
original	original limit	original shift
single	single limit	single shift
Other adjectives: actual, definite, real, large, big, huge, main, new, general, final, further, last, changing.

perception	limit perception	shift perception
number	limit number	shift number
time	limit time	shift time
way	limit way	shift way
Other words: speed, level, size, world, game, effects, roles, targets.

Makoto Nanaya of BlazBlue comes off as a bit of a ditz if you limit yourself to CT flashbacks, but throughout Continuum Shift she shows signs of this - especially in her own story, Slight Hope.

Source: Street Smart
Also in Final Fantasy VII, if Vincent is KO'ed during his Limit Break (where he shapeshifts into various monster forms), he'll shift back to his human form shortly after collapsing.

Source: This Was His True Form
Earlier incarnations had another weakness, namely a limit on how much force it could exert; it could shift the moving parts in an electronic or mechanical lock, but not a deadbolt or a bar across the door.

Source: Master of Unlocking

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