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jolt
    give a surprise or shock to (someone) in order to make them act or change.
    
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    reckon with
    take (or fail to take) into account.
    
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    sap
    gradually weaken or destroy (a person's strength or power).
    
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    onslaught
    a large quantity of people or things that is difficult to cope with.
    
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    blandly
    in an uninteresting manner that lacks strong emotion, features, or characteristics.
    
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    sift
    examine (something) thoroughly so as to isolate that which is most important or useful.
    
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    sojourn
    stay somewhere temporarily.
    
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    portent
    a sign or warning that something, especially something momentous or calamitous, is likely to happen.
    
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    recrimination
    an accusation in response to one from someone else.
    
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    coda
    a concluding event, remark, or section.
    
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    overture
    an introduction to something more substantial.
    
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    interlude
    an intervening period of time.
    
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