Nails
Stops
Both words in one sentence
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Even as she's arrested, she simply stares at the officer pointing a gun at her, crosses her legs, and stops filing her nails.
Source: Film / Man of Tai Chi -
The crane abruptly stops, causing him to fall over and immediately afterwards he glances at his nails and makes an annoyed little sound.
Source: I Broke a Nail -
Unfortunately, it's being driven by the killer — who stops, waits for the hitchhiker to approach, and then fills him full of nails.
Source: Hostile Hitchhiker
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