Relief and Shift

Relief

Relief noun - A feeling of ease from grief or trouble.

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

Nearby Words: relieve, relieving

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

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

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

clear	clear relief	clear shift
obvious	obvious relief	obvious shift
simple	simple relief	simple shift
sharp	sharp relief	sharp shift
Other adjectives: actual, massive, big, extreme, huge, main, minor, temporary, unusual, occasional.

Darkwing Duck's shift from comic relief to serious threat post-"Dangerous" constitutes its own trope.

Source: Pre Ass Kicking One Liner / Western Animation
Mood Whiplash: Several episodes manage to shift from comic relief subplots involving office hijinks to serious stories such as murder or rape cases and back again pretty well.

Source: Series / Crownies
As cabin fever is not desirable, all personnel assigned to remote locations will receive frequent relief, at least daily (monitored) contact with the outside world, and basic leisure facilities for use when off shift.

Source: Just For Fun / If I Am Ever Head of an Alien Monitoring Agency

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