Attack and Tease

Attack

Attack verb - To take sudden, violent action against.

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Tease and attack are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tease" instead a verb "Attack".

Tease verb - To make fun of in a good-natured way.

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Attack and tease are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Attack" instead a verb "Tease".

Nearby Words: teasing, teased, teaser, teasel

person	attack person	tease person
friend	attack friend	tease friend
character	attack character	tease character
men	attack men	tease men
Other words: children, base, time, way, characters, player, friends, players.

They tease this with The Master and Buffy in Season 8, but it never actually happens, unless you count him trying to sneak attack Twilight while he and Buffy are fighting.

Source: Enemy Mine / Live-Action TV
Few later Ichigo pretty much cradled Orihime to him during an attack, explicitely asked her to be his fighting partner much to her joy... And by the end of the manga, the ship tease evolved into fullblown Official Couple material.

Source: Ship Tease / Anime and Manga
Spice and Wolf's Holo is quite the tease, but has lived for centuries and could turn into a big bad wolf to maul anyone who tries to attack her or Lawrence.

Source: Little Miss Badass

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