Nerve
Nerve noun - Strength of mind to carry on in spite of danger.
Usage example: that daring rescue took some nerve
Weakness
Weakness noun - The quality or state of lacking strength of will or character.
Usage example: in a moment of weakness he shoplifted the comic book
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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In Gods Angels And Kings, Godzilla retains his canon (one of them, anyway) weakness in the form of a large nerve cluster in his hip, which Zeruel uses against him.
Source: Achilles' Heel -
Hoist by His Own Petard: Nerve's biggest strength is also it's biggest weakness: Each Watcher is essentially a server unto themselves, so as long as there's at least one Watcher, the game can never be shut down.
Source: Film / Nerve
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