Guard
Guard noun - A person or group that watches over someone or something.
Tease
Tease noun - A person who causes repeated emotional pain, distress, or annoyance to another.
Usage example: she can be a very cruel tease when she happens upon an unpopular girl who is easily hurt
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Not really, she was faking it in hopes that Yuu wouldn't tease her for being a Cute Clumsy Girl, and was totally off-guard when he smooched her instead.
- LuFisto's gimmick was started as Lucifer, then became a tease who tried to get men to drop their guard so she or her partners in crime could beat them up more easily.
Source: The Gimmick -
Afterwards, he says 'You're so fun to tease, but you'll never kill me letting your guard down like that.' He also tells Tamahome in the last episode that he excites him much the same way a woman does, licking him on the face.
Source: Manga / Fushigi Yuugi
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