Clash and Kill

Clash

Clash verb - To be out of harmony or agreement usually noticeably.

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Kill and clash are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Kill" instead a verb "Clash".

Nearby Words: clashing, clashed

Kill verb - To deprive of life.

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Clash and kill are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Clash" instead a verb "Kill".

Nearby Words: killing, killed, killer

good	good clash	good kill
particular	particular clash	particular kill
direct	direct clash	direct kill
certain	certain clash	certain kill
Other adjectives: original, powerful, real, big, personal, major, immediate, final, next, last, recent.

The opposite of this trope is Improbable Aiming Skills, and the bladed weapon counterpart is Flynning, in which swords clash but nobody goes for the kill.

Source: A-Team Firing
Among the most notable on this end is Kenshin and Hiko preparing for their potentially-final clash (after Hiko threatened to kill Kenshin if he doesn't snap out of his Death Seeker tendencies).

Source: Film / Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends
U17 Cell, who defeated Gohan in their final clash, and slaughtered the Z-Fighters easily, and likely went on to kill the Bojack Gang and Majin Buu as well.

Source: Webcomic / Dragon Ball Multiverse

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