Fighting and Killing

Fighting

Fighting noun - The act of fighting; any contest or struggle.

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Killing and fighting are semantically related. in bloodshed topic. In some cases you can use "Killing" instead a noun "Fighting".

Nearby Words: fight, fighter

Killing noun - The act of terminating a life.

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Fighting and killing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fighting" instead a noun "Killing".

Nearby Words: kill, killed, killer

human	human fighting	human killing
good	good fighting	good killing
high	high fighting	high killing
normal	normal fighting	normal killing
Other adjectives: direct, fake, many, endless, brutal, actual, real, constant, little, illegal, ultimate, bloody, less, unnecessary, pointless, outright.

Lighter and Softer: The Himes do not end up fighting or killing one another except for Chapter 19, and there are fewer sympathetic character deaths.

Source: Fan Fic / Perfection Is Overrated
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine invokes this trope when Odo tries his hardest to convince a found Jem'Hadar to pursue interests other than killing or fighting.

Source: Have You Tried Not Being a Monster?
Doesn't hesitate to kill when he sees necessary, but considers thoughtless destruction a waste and fighting/killing those who are defenseless cowardly.

Source: Even Evil Has Standards / Fan Fic

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