Give up
Give up verb - To give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress.
Kill
Kill verb - To deprive of life.
Both terms in one sentence
- The testees are placed in a situation where they do not have enough oxygen to outlast the test, either they give up or kill someone to preserve the oxygen they have.
Source: Cold Equation -
Claire is able to convince Carroll that she might be on his side, only to stab him; this causes him to finally give up on wooing her, and deciding to kill her instead.
Source: Series / The Following -
Determinator: Woundwort will not give up his pursuit of the Watership rabbits — and Bigwig will not give up his defense of them, even after taking damage that ought to kill him.
Source: Literature / Watership Down
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