Receive
Receive verb - To offer entrance (as to a place, school, or privilege) to.
Think of
Think of verb - To bring back to mind.
Both terms in one sentence
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Denied by Tarantino, who claims to hate these scenes being referred to as flashbacks, and prefers to think of it as a particular order that the audience will receive information in, similar to reading a novel.
Source: Film / Reservoir Dogs - Beneath the Mask states that people often hide how they really are and how they really feel about things because they are scared of what others might think of them or what punishment they could receive.
Source: Trope Distinctions / A to C -
His personal command motto was: "Jail, or Medal." People under his command who he favored would receive (undeserved) honors, while those he didn't would be arrested for whatever reason he could think of.
Source: The Neidermeyer
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