Return and Work

Return

Return verb - To bring, send, or put back to a former or proper place.

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Work and return are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Work" instead a verb "Return".

Nearby Words: returned, returning, returnable, returnee, returner

Work verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).

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Return and work are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Return" instead a verb "Work".

Nearby Words: works, working, worked, workable, worker

old	old return	old work
good	good return	good work
better	better return	better work
regular	regular return	regular work
Other adjectives: original, single, actual, entire, real, great, serious, little, bad, quick, main, animated, past, less, later, next, last, latest, recent, earlier, previous.

ability	return ability	work ability
power	return power	work power
man	return man	work man
people	return people	work people
Other words: thanks, body, time, way, money, times, powers.

It did not work work well: he did not recover his super-speed, but got instead a weird power, to go forward in time and return.

Source: Comic Book / Silent War
Fire Candy's mangaka left off her work after two volumes to begin another, although she did state in her last note that she'd like to return to the series after gaining more experience.

Source: Orphaned Series
At first it seems like it could work despite Shulk being Oblivious to Love, but the return of Fiora (C) resulted in this.

Source: Triang Relations

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