Damage
Damage verb - To reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of.
Keep up
Keep up verb - To keep in good condition.
Usage example: kept the house up while the owners were gone
Both terms in one sentence
- He dies anyway after Tengu Buranchi electrocutes all of his copies long enough that the Heraku's regenerative powers can't keep up with the damage.
Source: From a Single Cell -
It'll do this around every four turns so you better hope you can cause enough damage to keep up with it.
Source: Marathon Boss -
As such, they could easily keep up with you, dealt great amount of damage and were immune to many of your moves.
Source: Elite Mooks
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