sudden change

• shiftMovement or work period
• joltAbrupt forceful shake
• upheavalViolent disturbance of order
• twistRotating motion or surprise
• ruptureViolent tearing apart

shock · pivot · snap · break · turning point · whiplash · reversal · disruption · transformation · earthquake · lightning · thunderclap · lurch · swerve · flip · revolution · wake-up call · bolt

• changeabilityvariability, mutability, fickleness, inconstancy, instability
• gapsgap, rift, void, chasm, crack
• plot devicesMacGuffin, red herring, plot twist, flashback, foreshadowing
• redemptionredemption arc, redeemed, forgiven, saved, moral redemption
• dynamicspiano, forte, mezzo forte, fortissimo, pianissimo
• overnight thingssleepover, overnight stay, overnight bag, overnight guest, overnight parking