Attack
Attack verb - To take sudden, violent action against.
Cope
Cope verb - To meet one's day-to-day needs.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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When Sakae used her connections to help Japan cope with all the carnage he unleashed he disabled her heart monitor, allowing her to die of a heart attack.
Source: Anime / Summer Wars - The designated tank provokes the enemies to attack him so that the other characters can attack or heal; as a bonus, the Sentinel gets abilities that allow him to guard, guard and heal, guard and counterattack...the ideal Sentinel not only can cope, but becomes much better at coping when in the role.
Source: Because You Can Cope -
Rose of Sharon Cassidy of New Vegas, the sole survivor of an attack on her caravan, who has turned to Drowning Her Sorrows to cope.
Source: Survivor Guilt
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