Dodge
Dodge verb - To move suddenly aside or to and fro.
Take
Take verb - To put up with (something painful or difficult).
Usage example: I can't take anymore of your whining about your former boyfriend
How words are described
| normal | normal dodge | normal take |
| usual | usual dodge | usual take |
| complex | complex dodge | complex take |
| perfect | perfect dodge | perfect take |
| Other adjectives: obvious, popular, actual, famous, personal, literal, triple. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- While it has all of the powerful boss-killing attacks (Getter Beam, Shine Spark, Stoner Sunshine), it also can't dodge or take hits.
Source: Glass Cannon / Video Games - Even if a player knows when to dodge, sometimes the game won't respond to the input, or even if it looks like the player did dodge they still take damage.
Source: Scrappy Mechanic / Pokémon - Adol from Ys series can't take a lot of damage, especially if he is underleveled or if he's up against a boss, so the key to survive as him is to learn how to dodge and counter attack.
Source: Weak, but Skilled
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